Triboniophorus graeffei: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Stylommatophora
- Family
- Athoracophoridae
- Genus
- Triboniophorus
- Species
- Triboniophorus graeffei
- Scientific Name
- Triboniophorus graeffei
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Red triangle slug
The red triangle slug, Triboniophorus graeffei, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Athoracophoridae, the leaf-veined slugs. Native to eastern Australia, this species is named after the distinctive red triangle marking on its back. Reaching lengths of up to 15 centimeters (about 6 inches), it is not only striking in appearance but also holds the title of Australia's largest native land slug. It’s a familiar and widespread presence in its natural habitat.
Triboniophorus graeffei is the type species of its genus, Triboniophorus, the key representative of the group. A closely related and visually unique species of Triboniophorus has been identified from Mount Kaputar, though it has yet to be formally described.
...Triboniophorus graeffei in languages:
- English
- Red Triangle Slug
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