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Arion gilvus
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Arion gilvus

Arion gilvus, is a large terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the round back slugs....

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Description

Arion gilvus is a medium-sized species, reaching an extended length of up to 65 mm The back is typically a yellowish to brown color. The body color lightens as it moves downward along the flanks. The flanks are marked by dark lateral bands. A distinctive feature is the presence of a yellowish-grey line running along the upper edge of these dark bands. The foot sole is white or a uniformly yellowish color. The slime secreted by the animal is a pale yellow.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 746463.