Snake skin hunter slug

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Snake skin hunter slug
Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
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C. dimidius
Binomial name
Chlamydephorus dimidius
(Watson, 1915)

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]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.