Limax maximus
Leopard Slug, Great Grey Slug at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Limax maximus | trevorpreston | 24 Mar 2021 | |
| Deroceras reticulatum | SimoneC | 23 Mar 2021 |
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User's notes
Small amount of milky mucus visible at tail end
1 comment
24 Mar 2021
I didn’t pick L. maximus for this as there were at least 5 slugs I looked at and they were a maximum of about 50mm when not contracted and I thought L. maximus was much bigger
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049636-34.977822
- Altitude 589.3m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 23 Mar 2021 04:51 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
Collections
- SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Limax maximus Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) Molluscs (Mollusca) Other Invertebrates
Species information
- Limax maximus Scientific name
- Leopard Slug, Great Grey Slug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1265.2m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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