Uropoda thorpei is a species of tortoise mite belonging to the family Uropodidae.

[1] The species was first described by Jenő Kontschán in 2012, and is endemic to New Zealand.

The species was identified by Hungarian acarologist Jenő Kontschán in 2012, based on a holotype collected by J. T. Pusateri in 2008 from Laingholm, West Auckland, New Zealand.

[2] Kontschán named the species after entomologist Stephen E. Thorpe, due to his work collecting Uropodidae and his efforts to develop pages on Uropoda on Wikispecies.

It can be differentiated from other Uropoda due to smooth internal malae and the presence of a marginal shield.