title: Mongeperipatus
text: # Mongeperipatus
  
  Mongeperipatus is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatidae from Costa Rica. The species in this genus are notable for their large size (with the largest specimens ranging from 18 to 22 cm [7.1–8.7 in] in length) and for the degree of sexual dimorphism that they exhibit in the number of legs: females have 37 to 41 pairs, several more than the males, which have only 32 to 34 pairs. This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.
  
  ## Species
  
  The genus contains the following two species:
  
  * Mongeperipatus solorzanoi (Morera-Brenes & Monge-Nájera, 2010)
  * Mongeperipatus kekoldi González et al. 2020
  