''Peripatopsis birgeri'' is a species of

velvet worm Onychophora (from , , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (for their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, '' Peripatus''), is a phylum of e ...

in the family (biology), family Peripatopsidae. This species is a clade in the ''Peripatopsis moseleyi, P. moseleyi'' species complex. The number of legs in this species varies from 21 pregenital pairs (plus one genital pair) to 22 pregenital pairs (plus one genital pair). Live animals are light green, brown, or black with a distinct pale head collar; the ventral surface is creamy white. Males range from 23 mm to 40 mm in length; females range from 28 mm to 40 mm in length. Also known as the Mount Currie velvet worm, this species is known only from the Mount Currie Nature Reserve in South Africa.

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Endemic fauna of South Africa Onychophorans of temperate Africa Onychophoran species Animals described in 2013 {{Onychophora-stub