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Species of velvet worm
Opisthopatus baziya is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species has 16 or 17 pairs of legs in both sexes and ranges from rose pink to dark pink. Male specimens range from 17 mm to 31 mm in length; female specimens range from 13 mm to 26 mm in length. This species is endemic to the forests at Baziya in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.[1]
References
- ^ a b Barnes, Aaron; Daniels, Savel R. (2022-04-12). "Refining species boundaries among velvet worms (Onychophora, Peripatopsidae), with the description of two new species of Opisthopatus from South Africa". Invertebrate Biology. 141 (2). doi:10.1111/ivb.12368. ISSN 1077-8306. S2CID 248171576.
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