Mongeperipatus solorzanoi

Solórzano's velvet worm ("Mongeperipatus solorzanoi") is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.
Taxonomy.
The holotype was discovered by herpetologist Alejandro Solórzano in Guayacán de Siquirres, Costa Rica, in 1996. Morera-Brenes and Monge-Nájera subsequently described it in 2010. The specific name "solorzanoi" is in honour of its discoverer.
In 2020, following the description of another similar species, this species was combined into a new genus, "Mongeperipatus".
Description.
The body is light brown or wine red with pale yellow oncopods. Newborns are red. Males have 34 pairs of oncopods; females 39–41. This species is the largest velvet worm known, growing up to 22 cm (approximately 8.7 in) long.