Peripatopsis intermedia
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| Peripatopsis intermedia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis |
| Species: | P. intermedia |
| Binomial name | |
| Peripatopsis intermedia Hutchinson, 1928 | |
Peripatopsis intermedia is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species is about 33 mm long and has 19 pairs of legs: 18 pregenital leg pairs plus a last pair of much reduced legs.[2] The type locality is in South Africa.[3] Although some authorities doubt the validity of this species[4] and deem it to be a junior synonym of P. balfouri,[5] others consider these two to be separate species, citing the distance (168 km) between their type localities.[3]
