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Slugs

All images on this website have been taken in Leicestershire and Rutland by NatureSpot members. We welcome new contributions - just register and use the Submit Records form to post your photos. Click on any image below to visit the species page. The RED / AMBER / GREEN dots indicate how easy it is to identify the species, particularly from a photo. See our Photo ID page for more information.

Slugs & Snails

Please see our article on Photographing Molluscs. 

 

Slugs

Arionidae

  • Arion ater agg.
    Black Slug
    red form
  • Arion ater agg.
    Black Slug
    dark form
  • Arion circumscriptus
    Dotted Slug
  • Arion distinctus
    Common Garden Slug
  • Arion fasciatus
    Bourguignat's Slug
  • Arion flagellus
    Durham Slug
  • Arion hortensis
    Garden Slug
  • Arion intermedius
    Hedgehog Slug
  • Arion owenii
    Tawny Soil Slug
  • Arion silvaticus
    Silver Slug
  • Arion subfuscus
    Dusky Slug

Milacidae

  • Tandonia budapestensis
    Budapest Slug

Boettgerillidae

  • Boettgerilla pallens
    Worm Slug

Limacidae

  • Ambigolimax nyctelius
    Balkan Threeband Slug
  • Lehmannia marginata
    Tree Slug
  • Ambigolimax valentianus
    Greenhouse Slug
  • Limacus flavus
    Yellow Slug
  • Limacus maculatus
    Irish Yellow Slug
  • Limax cinereoniger
    Ash-black Slug
  • Limax maximus
    Leopard Slug

Agriolimacidae

  • Deroceras reticulatum
    Netted Slug
  • Deroceras invadens
    Chestnut Slug
  • Deroceras laeve
    Marsh Slug

Testacellidae

  • Testacella scutulum agg.
    Golden Shelled Slug
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Total count of species: 6458

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