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Peripatopsis edenensis

Peripatopsis edenensis is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is a clade in the P. clavigera species complex. This species has 16 pairs of legs, varies from slate black to charcoal, and ranges from 4 mm to 17 mm in length.[1] Also known as the Eden velvet worm,[2] this species is found in the Garden of Eden Nature Reserve and in forests along the coast of Western Cape province in South Africa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Barnes, Aaron; Reiss, Till; Daniels, Savel R. (2020). "Systematics of the Peripatopsis clavigera species complex (Onychophora : Peripatopsidae) reveals cryptic cladogenic patterning, with the description of five new species". Invertebrate Systematics. 34 (6): 569–590. doi:10.1071/IS19071. ISSN 1445-5226.
  2. ^ "Eden Velvetworm (Peripatopsis edenensis) · iNaturalist". www.inaturalist.org. Retrieved 2023-03-12.