Opisthopatus kwazululandi is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is part of the O. cinctipes species complex. This species has 16 pairs of legs. The color of its dorsal surface varies from brown to rose pink, and the ventral surface ranges from light brown to creamy white. The original description of this species is based on a male holotype measuring 16 mm in length and a female holotype measuring 22 mm in length.[2] Also known as the coastal velvet worm,[3] this species is found in Eastern Cape province and Kwazulu-Natal 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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