Opisthopatus natalensis
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| Opisthopatus natalensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Opisthopatus |
| Species: | O. natalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthopatus natalensis Bouvier, 1900 | |
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Opisthopatus natalensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 16 pairs of legs.[2][3] The type locality is in South Africa.[4] The validity of this species is uncertain:[5] Although some authorities have deemed O. natalensis to be a subspecies of O. cinctipes, a similar species also found in South Africa,[6] and others regard O. natalensis as invalid even as a subspecies,[7][2] still other authorities recognize O. natalensis as a separate species, citing the significant distance (656 km) between the type localities of these two species.[4]
