Peripatopsis intermedia explained

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oliveira, I.. Hering, L.. Mayer, G.. amp. Updated Onychophora checklist. Onychophora Website. 24 November 2016.
2. Hutchinson . G.E. . 1928 . Observations on South African Onychophora . Annals of the South African Museum . 25 . 337–340 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Oliveira. I. S.. Read. V. M. S. J.. Mayer. G.. A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names. ZooKeys. 2012. 211. 1–70. 10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. 22930648. 3426840. free. 2012ZooK..211....1O .
4. Hamer . M.L. . Samways . M.J. . Ruhberg . H. . 1997 . A review of the Onychophora of South Africa, with discussion of their conservation . Annals of the Natal Museum . 38 . 1 . 283–312.
5. Book: Ruhberg, Hilke . Die Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) : Systematik, Ökologie, Chorologie und phylogenetische Aspekte . 1985 . E. Schweizerbart . 3-510-55023-4 . Stuttgart . German . 14872354.