Limax
Limax is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae.
The generic name Limax literally means "slug". Snail-eating animals, such as certain snakes) are thus called limaxivorous.
Some species, such as the leopard slug, are beneficial for the garden.
The genus Limax ''sensu stricto'' is probably monophyletic.
Distribution
This genus is native to Europe, but at least one species has been introduced into North America.Species
The genus Limax includes at least 33 species:Limax aeolianus Giusti, 1973Limax albipes Dumont & Mortillet, 1853Limax amaliae Bettoni, 1870Limax bielzii Seibert, 1873Limax brandstetteri Falkner, 2008Limax camerani Lessona & Pollonera, 1882Limax canapicianus Pollonera, 1885Limax cephalonicus Simroth, 1886Limax ciminensis Pollonera, 1890Limax cinereoniger Wolf, 1803 Limax conemenosi Böttger, 1882Limax corsicus Moquin-Tandon, 1855Limax dacampi Menegazzi, 1854- * Limax dacampi dacampi Menegazzi, 1855Limax dobrogicus Grossu & Lupu, 1960
- Limax doriae Bourguignat, 1861Limax engadinensis Heynemann, 1863Limax erythrus Bourguignat, 1864Limax gerhardti Niethammer, 1937Limax giovannellae Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008Limax giustii Falkner & Nitz, 2010Limax graciadeii Gerhardt, 1940Limax graecus Simroth, 1889Limax granosus Bérenguier, 1900Limax hemmeni Rähle, 1983Limax ianninii Giusti, 1973Limax ilvensis Falkner & Nitz, 2010Limax lachensis Bérenguier, 1900Limax luctuosus Moquin-Tandon, 1855Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758 - great grey slugLimax millipunctatus Pini, 1885Limax monolineatus Bettoni, 1870Limax monregalensis Lessona & Pollonera, 1882Limax pironae Pini, 1876Limax polipunctatus Pollonera, 1888Limax pseudocinereoniger Schilthuizen, Thompson, de Vries, van Peursen, Reisinger, Paterno, Maestri, Marcolungo, Esposti, Delledonne & Njunjić, 2022Limax punctulatus Sordelli, 1871Limax redii Gerhardt, 1933Limax samensis Heim & Nitz, 2009Limax squamosus Bérenguier, 1900Limax strobeli Pini, 1876Limax subalpinus Lessona, 1880Limax tschapecki Simroth, 1886Limax veronensis Lessona & Pollonera, 1882Limax vizzavonensis Falkner & Nitz, 2010Limax wohlberedti Simroth, 1900Limax wolterstorffi Simroth, 1900Limax zilchi Grossu & Lupu, 1960