Doratogonus facts for kids
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Spirostreptida
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Spirostreptidae
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Doratogonus
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Doratogonus is a genus of millipedes in family Spirostreptidae. They are relatively large, at 80–200 millimetres (3–8 in) long, relatively common, and distributed across Southern Africa. Many of the species are listed on the IUCN Red List due to habitat destruction.
Species
CR: critically endangered; EN: endangered; VU: vulnerable; LC: least concern; DD: data deficient.
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| Doratogonus annulipes | Carl | 1917 |  |
 South Africa,  Lesotho |
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| Doratogonus avius | Hamer | 2000 | solitary black millipede |  |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Doratogonus barbatus | Hamer | 2000 | bearded black millipede | |
South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga) |
| Doratogonus bilobatus | (Schubart) | 1966 |  |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga) |
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| Doratogonus castaneus | (Attems) | 1928 | |
South Africa,  Swaziland |
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| Doratogonus circulus | (Attems) | 1914 | |
South Africa (Eastern Cape) |
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| Doratogonus cristulatus | (Porat) | 1872 | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
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| Doratogonus falcatus | (Attems) | 1928 | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
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| Doratogonus flavifilis | (Peters) | 1855 | |
South Africa,  Mozambique |
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| Doratogonus furculifer | (Lawrence) | 1965 | Badplaas black millipede |  |
South Africa (Mpumalanga) |
| Doratogonus herberti | Hamer | 2000 | Herbert's black millipede | |
South Africa (Limpopo) |
| Doratogonus hoffmani | Hamer | 2000 | Hoffman's black millipede | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Doratogonus infragilis | Hamer | 2000 | strong black millipede | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Doratogonus krausi | (Lawrence) | 1965 | |
South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga) |
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| Doratogonus levigatus | (Attems) | 1928 | |
South Africa (Gauteng, North West) |
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| Doratogonus liberatus | Hamer | 2000 | |
South Africa (Free State) |
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| Doratogonus major | (Lawrence) | 1965 | major black millipede |  |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Doratogonus meridionalis | Hamer | 2000 | southern black millipede | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Doratogonus minor | Hamer | 2000 | minor black millipede | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Doratogonus montanus | Hamer | 2000 | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
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| Doratogonus natalensis | Hamer | 2000 | Natal black millipede | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Doratogonus praealtus | Hamer | 2000 | |
South Africa, Swaziland |
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| Doratogonus precarius | Hamer | 2000 | precarious black millipede | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga) |
| Doratogonus rubipodus | Hamer | 2000 | ruby-legged black millipede | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Doratogonus rugifrons | (Attems) | 1922 | |
South Africa,  Botswana,  Namibia,  Zimbabwe |
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| Doratogonus septentrionalis | Hamer | 2000 | northern black millipede | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Doratogonus stephensi | Hamer | 2000 | |
South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe |
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| Doratogonus subpartitus | (Karsch) | 1881 | |
South Africa (Gauteng) |
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| Doratogonus transvaalensis | (Schubart) | 1966 | |
South Africa (Limpopo) |
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| Doratogonus xanthopus | (Attems) | 1928 | |
South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal) |
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| Doratogonus zuluensis | Hamer | 2000 | Zululand black millipede | |
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
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