Laevicaulis natalensis


Laevicaulis natalensis, the brown leatherback slug, is a species of leatherleaf slug in the family Veronicellidae. This species is endemic to Southern Africa.

Taxonomy

Laevicaulis natalensis contains the following subspecies:Laevicaulis natalensis brauni
  • ''Laevicaulis natalensis natalensis''

Description

The body is elongated-oblong, convex, and subcylindrical. It is coloured white-ashy and very finely punctate. The foot is transversely striate, cut off squarely in front, and produced posteriorly into a pointed tail that is longer than the mantle. The tentacles are simple. The ocular tentacles are transversely striate. The labial tentacles are broader, blunt and twice as long as the ocular tentacles.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Southern Africa.