Macroperipatus guianensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The male of this species has 24 pairs of legs; females have 27 or 28 leg pairs, usually 28.[2] This species ranges from 30 mm to 80 mm in length.[2] The type locality is in Guyana.[3]
^Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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^Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
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