Namaquaphasma ookiepensis
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Namaquaphasma
Namaquaphasma
ookiepensis Klass,
Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo 2003

Namaquaphasma ookiepensis (specimen collected in 1890) Photo © Mike
Picker
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Distribution
Only known from Okiep in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
Habitat
Upland and Lowland Succulent Karoo.
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