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Limax

Limax is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae.

The generic name Limax literally means "slug". Snail-eating animals, such as certain snakes) are thus called limaxivorous.

Some species, such as the leopard slug (L. maximus), are beneficial for the garden.

The genus Limax sensu stricto is probably monophyletic.

Distribution

This genus is native to Europe, but at least one species (L. maximus) has been introduced into North America.

Species

The genus Limax includes at least 33 species:

Subgenus Limacus (more often today treated as its own genus)

  • Limax ecarinatus <small>Boettger, 1881</small>: synonym of Limacus maculatus <small>(Kaleniczenko, 1851)</small>
  • Limax flavus <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> yellow garden slug, tawny garden slug: synonym of Limacus flavus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>

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