Velvet worms or Peripatus (Onychophora)

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Velvet worms or Peripatus (Onychophora)

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Discussion

trevorpreston wrote:

28 May 2025

I found it under some plywood rubbish behind a shop in Robertson in the Southern Highlands.

Unverified Velvet worm or Peripatus (Onychophora)

DaveRowell wrote:

27 May 2025

It's a species of Ooperipatus. This is an oviparous genus that is distributed mainly in south-eastern NSW. They never seem to be locally abundant, so it's a bit of a special find. Some locality info could get it down to species.

Unverified Velvet worm or Peripatus (Onychophora)

trevorpreston wrote:

11 May 2025

@DaveRowell is this identifiable?
Cheers.

Unverified Velvet worm or Peripatus (Onychophora)

Csteele4 wrote:

13 Sep 2024

Brilliant find, Chris!!

Euperipatoides rowelli

1Chris wrote:

2 Sep 2024

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yje9wmOeVds