Snake skin hunter slug

The snake skin hunter slug (Chlamydephorus dimidius) is a species of land slug in the family Chlamydephoridae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from six localities in KwaZulu-Natal.[1]

Snake skin hunter slug
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Rhytidoidea
Family:
Chlamydephoridae
Genus:
Chlamydephorus
Species:
C. dimidius
Binomial name
Chlamydephorus dimidius
(Watson, 1915)

This slug lives in fragmented forest habitat, mostly in coastal areas.[1]

References
  1. Herbert, D.G. (2000). "Chlamydephorus dimidius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T40085A10301676. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40085A10301676.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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