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Microchaetus rappi, the African Giant Earthworm, is a large earthworm in the family Microchaetidae, the largest of the segmented worms (commonly called earthworms). It averages about 1.4 meters (4.5 feet) in length, but can reach a length of as much as 6.7 meters (22 feet) and can weigh over 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds).
Oregon giant earthworm - A relative of the Palouse earthworm. Specimens have been recorded at 1.3 m (4 feet) long. Lake Pedder earthworm - Listed as the first "extinct" worm species from its original unique Tasmanian habitat. Lumbricus badensis - Giant (Badish) earthworm. Microchaetus rappi - Giant South African earthworm.
Pseudobranchiomma longa is a species of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellidae. [1] It is known as a feather-duster worm or a giant ... in South Africa to ...
Amynthas mekongianus, the Mekong worm or Mekong giant earthworm, previously known as Megascolex mekongianus, is a species of earthworm in the family Megascolecidae. It is native to the vicinity of the River Mekong in southeastern Asia and may have more than 500 segments and grow to a length of 2.9 m (10 ft).
The list of polychaete worms of South Africa is a list of species that form a part of the class Polychaeta (Phylum Annelida) fauna of South Africa. The list follows the SANBI listing. Polychaeta (/ ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ k iː t ə /) is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (/ ˈ p ɒ l ...
3 South America. 4 Europe. 5 Africa. 6 Southeast Asia. 7 Cryptozoology. 8 See also. ... The Giant earthworm is a name often given to a variety of large invertebrates ...
The Kinabalu giant earthworm (Pheretima darnleiensis) is a grey-blue coloured peregrine annelid.It is found widely in Southeast Asia, primarily in the Indo-Australasian Archipelago (e.g., Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Philippines, some islands near New Guinea such as Darnley Island and Christmas Island), but also in Peninsular Malaysia.
There are 111 lizards known from Sri Lanka, with 17 newly discovered in 2006, and two more in 2016 and 2017. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] One of species was discovered in 2019 from Ensalwatta, Matara. [ 13 ] In 2019, seven more endemic day geckos have been discovered by Suranjan Karunaratne and Mendis Wickramasinghe.