Peripatopsis

Peripatopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Onychophorida
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Peripatopsis
Pocock, 1894
Species

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Peripatopsis is a genus of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.

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Species

Peripatopsis contains the following species:

P. alba Lawrence, 1931, White cave velvet worm

The white cave velvet worm is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is caves. [1]

P. balfouri (Sedgwick, 1885)

P. capensis (Grube, 1866)

P. clavigera Purcell, 1899, Knysna velvet worm

P. clavigera is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. [2]

P. leonina Purcell, 1899, Lion's Hill velvet worm

This species is endemic to South Africa; Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation; It is threatened by habitat loss.[3]

P. moseleyi (Wood-Mason, 1879)

P. sedgwicki Purcell, 1899

P. stelliporata Sherbon and Walker, 2004

References

  1. ^ Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis alba. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.
  2. ^ Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis clavigera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007
  3. ^ Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis leonina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.