Peripatopsis overbergiensis explained

Peripatopsis overbergiensis, the Overberg velvet worm,^[1] is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.^[2] This species usually has 19 pairs of legs: 18 pregenital leg pairs plus one last pair that is strongly reduced and without claws or spinous pads.^[3] Some individuals, however, have only 18 leg pairs (i.e., 17 pregenital leg pairs). This species is limited to the Overberg region of South Africa.^[4]

Further reading

• Myburgh. A. M.. Daniels. S. R.. Exploring the Impact of Habitat Size on Phylogeographic Patterning in the Overberg Velvet Worm Peripatopsis overbergiensis (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae). Journal of Heredity. 2015. 106. 3. 293–305. 10.1093/jhered/esv014. 25838152. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Overberg Velvetworm (Peripatopsis overbergiensis) . 2023-03-07 . iNaturalist . en.
2. Web site: Oliveira, I. S.. Hering, L.. Mayer, G.. amp. Updated Onychophora checklist. Onychophora Website. 24 November 2016.
3. McDonald . Dane E. . Ruhberg . Hilke . Daniels . Savel R. . 2012-07-05 . Two new Peripatopsis species (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from the Western Cape province, South Africa . Zootaxa . 3380 . 1 . 55–68 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3380.1.4 . 1175-5334 . ResearchGate.
4. 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 .