Doratogonus

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.^[1] Many of the species are listed on the IUCN Red List due to habitat destruction.

Doratogonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Spirostreptida
Family:	Spirostreptidae
Genus:	Doratogonus Attems, 1914
Species
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Species

CR: critically endangered; EN: endangered; VU: vulnerable; LC: least concern; DD: data deficient.

Species	Authority	Year	Common name	IUCN status	Distribution
Doratogonus annulipes	Carl	1917		[2]	South Africa,  Lesotho
Doratogonus avius	Hamer	2000	solitary black millipede	[3]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus barbatus	Hamer	2000	bearded black millipede	[4]	South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga)
Doratogonus bilobatus	(Schubart)	1966		[5]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga)
Doratogonus castaneus	(Attems)	1928		[6]	South Africa,  Eswatini
Doratogonus circulus	(Attems)	1914		[7]	South Africa (Eastern Cape)
Doratogonus cristulatus	(Porat)	1872		[8]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus falcatus	(Attems)	1928		[9]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus flavifilis	(Peters)	1855		[10]	South Africa,  Mozambique
Doratogonus furculifer	(Lawrence)	1965	Badplaas black millipede	[11]	South Africa (Mpumalanga)
Doratogonus herberti	Hamer	2000	Herbert's black millipede	[12]	South Africa (Limpopo)
Doratogonus hoffmani	Hamer	2000	Hoffman's black millipede	[13]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus infragilis	Hamer	2000	strong black millipede	[14]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus krausi	(Lawrence)	1965		[15]	South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga)
Doratogonus levigatus	(Attems)	1928		[16]	South Africa (Gauteng, North West)
Doratogonus liberatus	Hamer	2000		[17]	South Africa (Free State)
Doratogonus major	(Lawrence)	1965	major black millipede	[18]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus meridionalis	Hamer	2000	southern black millipede	[19]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus minor	Hamer	2000	minor black millipede	[20]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus montanus	Hamer	2000		[21]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus natalensis	Hamer	2000	Natal black millipede	[22]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus praealtus	Hamer	2000		[23]	South Africa,  Eswatini
Doratogonus precarius	Hamer	2000	precarious black millipede	[24]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga)
Doratogonus rubipodus	Hamer	2000	ruby-legged black millipede	[25]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus rugifrons	(Attems)	1922		[26]	South Africa,  Botswana,  Namibia,  Zimbabwe
Doratogonus septentrionalis	Hamer	2000	northern black millipede	[27]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus stephensi	Hamer	2000		[28]	South Africa,  Botswana,  Zimbabwe
Doratogonus subpartitus	(Karsch)	1881		[29]	South Africa (Gauteng)
Doratogonus transvaalensis	(Schubart)	1966		[30]	South Africa (Limpopo)
Doratogonus xanthopus	(Attems)	1928		[31]	South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus zuluensis	Hamer	2000	Zululand black millipede	[32]	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

References

1. M. L. Hamer (2000). "Review of the millipede genus Doratogonus, with descriptions of fifteen new species from Southern Africa (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 41: 1–76.
2. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus annulipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59676A11968010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59676A11968010.en.
3. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus avius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59662A11976844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59662A11976844.en.
4. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus barbatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59663A11976967. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59663A11976967.en.
5. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus bilobatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59677A11968189. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59677A11968189.en.
6. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus castaneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59678A11968364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59678A11968364.en.
7. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus circulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59679A11968525. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59679A11968525.en.
8. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus cristulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59680A11968921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59680A11968921.en.
9. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus falcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59681A11969077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59681A11969077.en.
10. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus flavifilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59682A11969254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59682A11969254.en.
11. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus furculifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59664A11977093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59664A11977093.en.
12. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus herberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59665A11977234. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59665A11977234.en.
13. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus hoffmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59666A11977375. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59666A11977375.en.
14. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus infragilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59668A11977618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59668A11977618.en.
15. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus krausi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59683A11969429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59683A11969429.en.
16. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus levigatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59684A11969608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59684A11969608.en.
17. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus liberatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59685A11969747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59685A11969747.en.
18. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59667A11977494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59667A11977494.en.
19. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus meridionalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59669A11977759. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59669A11977759.en.
20. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59670A11966509. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59670A11966509.en.
21. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus montanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59686A11969879. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59686A11969879.en.
22. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus natalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59671A11966749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59671A11966749.en.
23. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus praealtus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59687A11970039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59687A11970039.en.
24. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus precarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59672A11967005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59672A11967005.en.
25. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus rubipodus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59673A11967268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59673A11967268.en.
26. Hamer, M. (2004). "Doratogonus rugifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59688A11970250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59688A11970250.en.
27. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus septentrionalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59674A11967524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59674A11967524.en.
28. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus stephensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59689A11970416. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59689A11970416.en.
29. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus subpartitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59690A11970809. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59690A11970809.en.
30. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus transvaalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59691A11970974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59691A11970974.en.
31. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus xanthopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59692A11971121. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59692A11971121.en.
32. Hamer, M. (2006). "Doratogonus zuluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59675A11967808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59675A11967808.en.

Further reading

• M. L. Hamer & R. H. Slotow (2000). J. Wytwer & S. I. Golovatch (eds.). "Patterns of distribution and speciation in the genus Doratogonus (Diplopoda: Spirostreptidae)". Fragmenta Faunistica Supplementum. 43: 295–311.
• M. L. Hamer & R. H. Slotow (2002). "Conservation application of existing data for South African millipedes (Diplopoda)". African Entomology. 10 (1): 29–42.

External links

• Major black millipede (Doratogonus major) - Arkive.org