Macroperipatus insularis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Macroperipatus |
| Species: | M. insularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Macroperipatus insularis Clark, 1937
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Macroperipatus insularis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. It is found in Jamaica, and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti).[2][3] The original description of this species is based on a female specimen, 55 mm long, with 30 pairs of legs.[4]
Conservation
Macroperipatus insularis is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
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