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| Peripatopsis leonina Purcell, 1899 | |
The Lion's Hill velvet worm (Peripatopsis leonina) is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. [1] This species has 20 to 24 pairs of legs, usually 21 or 22 leg pairs, with the last pair of legs reduced. [2] [3]
The Lion's Hill velvet worm has only been recorded from the type locality; Signal Hill (also known as Lion's Hill), South Africa, where it was found under stones in small ravines. Signal Hill is situated amongst Fynbos habitat.
Peripatopsis leonina was previously considered extinct but is currently listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, on conservative grounds that some undiscovered individuals may still persist. Habitat loss and degradation are thought to be the reasons for the species' decline. [4] [5]
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