Peripatopsis intermedia

Peripatopsis intermedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Onychophora
Family:	Peripatopsidae
Genus:	Peripatopsis
Species:	P. intermedia
Binomial name
Peripatopsis intermedia Hutchinson, 1928

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. ^[3]

References

1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
2. Hutchinson, G.E. (1928). "Observations on South African Onychophora". Annals of the South African Museum. 25: 337–340 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.211.3463 . PMC   3426840 . PMID   22930648.
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. Ruhberg, Hilke (1985). Die Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) : Systematik, Ökologie, Chorologie und phylogenetische Aspekte (in German). Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart. ISBN   3-510-55023-4. OCLC   14872354.