Critolaus (velvet worm)

Critolaus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Critolaus
Reid, 1996
Species: C. lepidus
Binomial name
Critolaus lepidus
Reid, 1996

Critolaus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Critolaus lepidus.[1] It is found in Queensland, Australia.[2]

References

  1. Oliveira I., Hering L., & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

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