Peripatopsis tulbaghensis
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| Peripatopsis tulbaghensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis |
| Species: | P. tulbaghensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Peripatopsis tulbaghensis Barnes, Reiss & Daniels, 2020 | |
Peripatopsis tulbaghensis is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is dark brown with 17 pairs of legs and ranges from 8 mm to 32 mm in length.[1] Also known as the Tulbagh velvet worm,[2] this species is found in Groot Winterhoek mountain region in South Africa.[1]