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]
^ abcBarnes, 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.
Opisthopatuscamdebooi is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species is light pink and has 16 pairs of legs in both sexes. Males...
GenBank. The Opisthopatus genus was described by William Frederick Purcell in 1899 and comprises 12 extant species, including O. roseus. Opisthopatus and Peripatopsis...
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(Onychophora, Peripatopsidae), with the description of two new species of Opisthopatus from South Africa". Invertebrate Biology. 141 (2). doi:10.1111/ivb.12368...
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