Opisthopatus camdebooi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Opisthopatus |
Species: | O. camdebooi
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Binomial name | |
Opisthopatus camdebooi Barnes & Daniels, 2022
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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]