Opisthopatus cinctipes var. amatolensis (Choonoo, 1947)
Opisthopatus amatolensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidaefamily.[1] This species has 16 pairs of legs.[2] The type locality is in South Africa.[3] The validity of this species is uncertain:[4] Although some authorities deem O. amatolensis to be invalid even as a subspecies of O. cinctipes, a similar species also found in South Africa,[2] other authorities recognize O. amatolensis as a separate species, citing the significant distance (161 km) between the type localities of these two species.[3]
