Doratogonus barbatus

Taxobox
name = Bearded black millipede


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Diplopoda
ordo = Spirostreptida
familia = Spirostreptidae
genus = "Doratogonus"
species = "D. barbatus"
binomial = "Doratogonus barbatus"
binomial_authority = Hamer, 2000
synonyms =

"Doratogonus barbatus" is a species of millipede in family Spirostreptidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The species name "barbatus" is Latin for "bearded".

ource

* 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59663/all "Doratogonus barbatus"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 09 August 2007.