Opisthopatus highveldi is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is a clade in the O. cinctipes species complex. This species has 16 pairs of legs and varies in color from brown to black to indigo. The original description of this species is based on two holotypes ranging from 16 mm to 17 mm in length.[2] Also known as the Highveld velvet worm,[3] this species is found in indigenous forest patches along the Highveld in Mpumalanga province in South Africa.[2]
^Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ abDaniels, Savel R.; Dambire, Charlene; Klaus, Sebastian; Sharma, Prashant P. (2016). "Unmasking alpha diversity, cladogenesis and biogeographical patterning in an ancient panarthropod lineage (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae: Opisthopatus cinctipes) with the description of five novel species". Cladistics. 32 (5): 506–537. doi:10.1111/cla.12154. ISSN 1096-0031. PMID 34727674. S2CID 49525550.
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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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