Peripatopsis cederbergiensis
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| Peripatopsis cederbergiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis |
| Species: | P. cederbergiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Peripatopsis cederbergiensis Daniels et al., 2013 | |
Peripatopsis cederbergiensis is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is a clade in the P. balfouri species complex. Males of this species have 17 clawed legs with the last pair highly reduced, whereas females have a complete foot with claws on the reduced leg. This species is charcoal black in color and ranges from 9 mm to 15 mm in length.[2] Also known as the Cederberg velvet worm,[3] this species is endemic to the Cederberg Mountains of South Africa.[2]
