Orobdella ketagalan
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| Orobdella ketagalan | |
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| Holotype of Orobdella ketagalan. A Dorsal and B ventral views. Scale bar = 5 mm. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Orobdellidae |
| Genus: | Orobdella |
| Species: | O. ketagalan |
| Binomial name | |
| Orobdella ketagalan Nakano and Lai, 2012[1] | |
Orobdella ketagalan is a species of terrestrial leech in the order Arhynchobdellida, the proboscisless leeches. It is endemic to northern Taiwan.[1][2][3] It is known from the vicinity of Taipei, including its type locality, Yangmingshan National Park. The specific name refers to the native Taiwanese Ketagalan people inhabiting the area.[1] The closest known relative of Orobdella ketagalan is Orobdella meisai from southern Taiwan, followed by Orobdella dolichopharynx and Orobdella shimadae from the Ryukyu Islands (Japan).[4]