Euperipatoides sp.

2 Kingsdale, NSW

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Identification history

Euperipatoides sp.	26 Aug 2024	trevorpreston
Euperipatoides sp.	26 Aug 2024	trevorpreston
Ooperipatus sp. (genus)	17 Aug 2024	trevorpreston

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5 comments

trevorpreston wrote:

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.

DaveRowell wrote:

17 Aug 2024

The way it curls up is typical of Euperipatoides sp. but I can't see any locality info.

trevorpreston wrote:

18 Aug 2024

It is located in Narrangarril Nature Reserve between Goulburn and Crookwell.

DaveRowell wrote:

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.

DaveRowell wrote:

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.

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