Austrophasma rawsonvillensis
Life
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Austrophasma
Austrophasma rawsonvillensis Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van
Noort & Tojo 2003
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Austrophasma rawsonvillensis
Photo © Mike Picker
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Austrophasma rawsonvillensis
Photo © Mike Picker
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Distribution
Only known from Rawsonville and Tweefontein in the Western Cape
Province, South Africa.
Habitat
Renosterveld, Restio dominated sandveld and disturbed
grass dominated road verges.
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Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum) and
Mike Picker (University of Cape Town)
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