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Keelback Slug; Babosa

Lehmania marginata

Photo by arlanda
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacida, going down at a tree trunk. It is a narrow-bodied slug that can be up to 8 centimeters long. The mantle covers less than a third of the body length. Its coloration varies from cream to brown to black, with longitudinal stripes along the mantle.The mucus is watery.

Habitat:

Deciduous fores, river banks. Reserva de la Biosfera del Río Eo

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/320 sec.; f/9; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No Flash fired

Species ID Suggestions

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Identified as Lehmania marginata
Identified as Lehmania sp.

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