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Taildropper Slugs
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Taildropper Slugs

Prophysaon

Prophysaon, common name taildropper slugs, is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariolimacidae.

These slugs can self-amputate (autotomy) a portion of their tail, a behavior observed in the species Prophysaon andersonii.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Reticulate Taildropper

speciesProphysaon andersonii

Yellow-bordered Taildropper

speciesProphysaon foliolatum

Scarletback Taildropper

speciesProphysaon vanattae

Blue-gray Taildropper

speciesProphysaon coeruleum

Papillose Taildropper

speciesProphysaon dubium

Mottled Taildropper

speciesProphysaon obscurum

Smoky Taildropper

speciesProphysaon humile

Northern Taildropper

speciesProphysaon boreale

Banded Taildropper

speciesProphysaon fasciatum

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