Peripatopsis overbergiensis

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).

[3] This species is limited to the Overberg region of South Africa.

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