Doratogonus septentrionalis

Taxobox
name = Northern black millipede


status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Diplopoda
ordo = Spirostreptida
familia = Spirostreptidae
genus = "Doratogonus"
species = "D. septentrionalis"
binomial = "Doratogonus septentrionalis"
binomial_authority =
synonyms =

"Doratogonus septentrionalis" 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.

They only occur in small patches of montane forests, and take probably at least two years to reach maturity. In sampled forests, about fifty individuals per square meter were found.

ource

* Hamer, M. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59674/all "Doratogonus septentrionalis"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 09 August 2007.