Ambigolimax nyctelius
Ambigolimax nyctelius, also known as the Balkan threeband slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the keelback slug family.
| Ambigolimax nyctelius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Limacoidea |
| Family: | Limacidae |
| Genus: | Ambigolimax |
| Species: | A. nyctelius |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambigolimax nyctelius (Bourguignat, 1861) | |
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Description
The slug is 25–55 mm in length. It is brown to orange-brown in colour, with two parallel black bands along the body. It has a keeled tail.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The slug may be native to the Mediterranean region, but has also been introduced widely elsewhere.[1]
References
- Hyman, Isabel; Köhler, Frank (2020). A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Museum. ISBN 978-0-9750476-8-2.
- MolluscaBase eds (2021). "Ambigolimax nyctelius (Bourguignat, 1861)". MolluscaBase. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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