Typhloperipatus
| Typhloperipatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Typhloperipatus Kemp, 1913 |
| Species: | T. williamsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhloperipatus williamsoni Kemp, 1913 | |
Typhloperipatus is a genus of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae, containing the sole species Typhloperipatus williamsoni. This genus contains the only species in the phylum Onychophora found in South Asia. This species is also striking in that this velvet worm shows no external trace of eyes, although rudimentary optical vesicles are present internally. This species is also notable for featuring males with the minimum number of legs (19 pairs) recorded in any velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.