Opisthopatus drakensbergi
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| Opisthopatus drakensbergi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Opisthopatus |
| Species: | O. drakensbergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthopatus drakensbergi Daniels et al., 2016 | |
Opisthopatus drakensbergi is a species of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is a clade in the O. cinctipes species complex. This species has 16 pairs of legs. Specimens are brown and slate black with a line down the middle of the back and a brown ventral surface. The original description of this species is based on a male holotype measuring 13 mm in length. This species is found at high altitude in the forests of the Drakensberg mountains in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.[2]
