Red triangle slug
The red triangle slug (Triboniophorus graeffei) is a species of large air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Athoracophoridae, the leaf-veined slugs.
| Red triangle slug | |
|---|---|
| Two individuals of the green form of Triboniophorus graeffei, in the forest in Chatswood West, New South Wales. The slug on the right is starting to become active, the other is in the contracted state. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Athoracophoroidea |
| Family: | Athoracophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Aneitinae |
| Genus: | Triboniophorus |
| Species: | T. graeffei |
| Binomial name | |
| Triboniophorus graeffei Humbert, 1863 | |
This large (up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in)), often colorful and striking-looking species is found in eastern Australia. It is Australia's largest native land slug. It is a common part of the fauna.
Triboniophorus graeffei is the type species of the genus Triboniophorus. A closely related species is the as-yet-unnamed Triboniophorus sp. nov. 'Kaputar'.
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