Species Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
Leopard Slug
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Sweden or England.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Throughout most of SE Australia including TAS, southwest WA, also Lord Howe Island. Native to Europe. Introduced to North America, South America, Australia and New Zealand
Introduced from Europe.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Crop, omnivore.
Extra Ecological Information
Nurseries, gardens, agricultural land and pasture; living under wood, pots and rubbish
General References
Altena, C.O. van R. & Smith, B.J. 1975. Notes on introduced slugs of the families Limacidae and Milacidae in Australia, with two new records. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 3: 63-80 (anatomy, ecology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2024 | LIMACIDAE Batsch, 1789 | 15-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED |