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Species of velvet worm
Opisthopatus camdebooi is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is light pink and has 16 pairs of legs in both sexes. Males specimens range from 15 mm to 18 mm in length; female specimens range from 12 mm to 14 mm in length.[1] Also known as the Camdeboo velvet worm,[2] this species is endemic to the Camdeboo Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.[1]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Camdeboo Velvetworm (Opisthopatus camdebooi)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
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