A new species of velvet worm of the genus Oroperipatus (Onychophora, Peripatidae) from western Amazonia
The diversity of Neotropical velvet worms (Onychophora, Neopatida) is significantly underestimated, particularly within the Andean clade represented by the genus Oroperipatus, the last species of which was described more than 70 Zodiac T5 Duo Parts years ago.Here, we describe a new species of Oroperipatus from the Amazonian lowlands of Ecuador, bri