Euperipatoides sp.
2 Kingsdale, NSW
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| Euperipatoides sp. | trevorpreston | 26 Aug 2024 | |
| Euperipatoides sp. | trevorpreston | 26 Aug 2024 | |
| Ooperipatus sp. (genus) | trevorpreston | 17 Aug 2024 |
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5 comments
17 Aug 2024
@DaveRowell I'm hoping you can identify this for me. I tried to move it so I could get a photo of the front and head but he Curled up as soon as I tried. I waited, but he was so much more patient than I was.
17 Aug 2024
The way it curls up is typical of Euperipatoides sp. but I can't see any locality info.
18 Aug 2024
It is located in Narrangarril Nature Reserve between Goulburn and Crookwell.
18 Aug 2024
Out of range for Euperipatoides rowelli, so might represent an expansion of the known range, or could be a new species. Will confer with others and respond.
19 Aug 2024
Consensus is definitely Euperipatoides sp.. It is between the ranges of E. rowelli and E. kanagrensis but a long way from either. So it is either a surprisingly large range extension for one of them, or a new species in the genus. The species specific characters are too subtle to distinguish from a photograph. It would be great to have a specimen to confirm.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.681757-34.640874
- Altitude 784.0m
- Maps Narrangarril Nature Reserve Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Kingsdale, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Aug 2024 10:40 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
Collections
- Other Invertebrates Velvet worms or Peripatus (Onychophora) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Euperipatoides sp.
Species information
- Euperipatoides sp. Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 784m Recorded at altitude
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