Ooperipatellus viridimaculatus
| Ooperipatellus viridimaculatus | |
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Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Ooperipatellus |
| Species: | O. viridimaculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ooperipatellus viridimaculatus (Dendy, 1900)
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Ooperipatellus viridimaculatus is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This velvet worm is found in New Zealand. Like all velvet worms in the genus Ooperipatellus, this species is oviparous, and like most species in this genus, this velvet worm features 14 pairs of legs. The species name refers to the viridian color of the spots that form a distinctive pattern on the back of this velvet worm.