Opisthopatus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Peripatopsidae Phylum Onychophora Order Euonychophora		Class Udeonychophora Scientific name Opisthopatus Rank Genus
Similar Peripatopsis, Peripatopsidae, Peripatopsis capensis

Opisthopatus is a genus of South African velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Opisthopatus amatolensis Choonoo, 1947

Opisthopatus amaxhosa Daniels et al., 2016

Opisthopatus cinctipes Purcell, 1899

Opisthopatus drakensbergi Daniels et al., 2016

Opisthopatus herbertorum Ruhberg & Hamer, 2005

Opisthopatus highveldi Daniels et al., 2016

Opisthopatus kwazululandi Daniels et al., 2016

Opisthopatus laevis Lawrence, 1947

Opisthopatus natalensis Bouvier, 1900

Opisthopatus roseus Lawrence, 1947, the pink velvet worm

Opisthopatus swatii Daniels et al., 2016

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