Opisthopatus amatolensis
Species of basal Peripatopsid velvet worm
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Opisthopatus amatolensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 16 pairs of legs.[2] The type locality is in South Africa.[3] The validity of this species is uncertain:[4] Although some authorities deem O. amatolensis to be invalid even as a subspecies of O. cinctipes, a similar species also found in South Africa,[2] other authorities recognize O. amatolensis as a separate species, citing the significant distance (161 km) between the type localities of these two species.[3]
| Opisthopatus amatolensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Opisthopatus |
| Species: | O. amatolensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthopatus amatolensis Choonoo, 1947 | |
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