The Giant Velvet Worm, Tasmanipatus barretti is the largest onychophoran in Tasmania reaching about 75 mm in length (but small compared to some South

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The Giant Velvet Worm, Tasmanipatus barretti is the largest onychophoran in Tasmania reaching about 75 mm in length (but small compared to some South American species). The species occurs in dry and wet eucalypt forest in shaded, moist areas. It has a restricted range, in the Scamander/St Helens area, Tasmania.

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