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Temperate rainforest velvet worm (Metaperipatus cf inae) There are at least four species of velvet worms (onychophora) in the temperate rainforests of Chile. I'm happy (beyond words) to have met at least one of them. This is Metaperipatus cf inae, Los Rios, Chile. Metaperipatus,Metaperipatus inae Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Temperate rainforest velvet worm (Metaperipatus cf inae)

There are at least four species of velvet worms (onychophora) in the temperate rainforests of Chile. I'm happy (beyond words) to have met at least one of them. This is Metaperipatus cf inae, Los Rios, Chile.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Whoohoo! You just doubled our amount of velvet worms. From 1....to 2:
    https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/onychophora/udeonychophora/euonychophora     Posted 3 years ago
  2. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Insanely cool! Posted 3 years ago

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The Metaperipatus inae

''Metaperipatus'' is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae that contains the species ''Metaperipatus inae''. The type locality is in central Chile. A second species assigned to this genus, ''Metaperipatus blainvillei'', is considered a ''nomen dubium'' by Oliveira et al., 2012.

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Similar species: Velvet Worms
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Uploaded Dec 18, 2021. Captured Jan 10, 2019 06:51.
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  • ILCA-77M2
  • f/18.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm