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mottled taildropper

Prophysaon obscurum

Classification

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. Distribution This genus of slugs occurs in North America, including California and Oregon.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 7