Peripatopsis leonina, the Lion's Hill velvet worm,[1] is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[2] This species has 20 to 24 pairs of legs, usually 21 or 22 leg pairs, with the last pair of legs reduced.[3][4] Females of this species range from 7 mm to 41 mm in length, whereas males range from 7 mm to 34 mm.[3]
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