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The Kerry slug or Kerry spotted slug (Geomalacus maculosus) is a species of terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc. It is a medium-to-large sized, air-breathing land slug in the family of roundback slugs, Arionidae. The Kerry slug is protected by conservation laws in the three countries in which it occurs. It is now known to be less dependent on sensitive, wild habitats than when these laws were introduced. Attempts have been made to establish breeding populations in captivity to ensure the survival of this slug species but these have been only partly successful.

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  • Geomalacus maculosus es una especie de molusco gasterópodo de la familia Arionidae en el orden de los Stylommatophora. (es)
  • The Kerry slug or Kerry spotted slug (Geomalacus maculosus) is a species of terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc. It is a medium-to-large sized, air-breathing land slug in the family of roundback slugs, Arionidae. Adult Kerry slugs generally measure 7–8 cm (2.8–3.1 in) in length; they are dark-grey or brown with yellowish spots. The internal anatomy of the slug has some unusual features and some characteristic differences from the genus Arion, also part of Arionidae. The Kerry slug was described in 1843—later than many other relatively large land gastropods present in Ireland and Great Britain—an indication of its restricted distribution and secretive habits. Although the distribution of this slug species includes south-western Ireland—including County Kerry—the species is more widespread in north-western Spain and central-to-northern Portugal. Given that the slug has thus far been recorded exclusively at locations in Ireland and north-western Iberia, it can be said to tentatively possess a Lusitanian distribution. The species appears to require environments that have high humidity, warm summer temperatures and acidic soils with no calcium carbonate. The slug is mostly nocturnal or crepuscular but in Ireland it is active on overcast days. It feeds on lichens, liverworts, mosses and fungi, which grow on boulders and tree trunks. The Kerry slug is protected by conservation laws in the three countries in which it occurs. It is now known to be less dependent on sensitive, wild habitats than when these laws were introduced. Attempts have been made to establish breeding populations in captivity to ensure the survival of this slug species but these have been only partly successful. (en)
  • Is moileasc é an drúchtín ballach. Ball d'aicme na gastropoda atá ann. (ga)
  • Geomalacus maculosus is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Arionidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1843 door Allman. (nl)
  • Geomalacus maculosus ou lesma-do-gerês é uma espécie de lesma da família Arionidae. Pode ser encontrada nos seguintes países: Irlanda, Portugal e Espanha, tendo uma distribuição disjunta. (pt)
  • Слизняк шляховий плямистий, або слизняк Керрі (Geomalacus maculosus) — вид наземних черевоногих молюсків з родини . (uk)
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  • Allman, 1843 (en)
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  • Q308702 (en)
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  • Geomalacus (en)
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  • Geomalacus maculosus.jpg (en)
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  • Drawing of right side view (en)
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  • Drawing of right side view (en)
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  • The right side of a dark slug with yellow spots, head to the right (en)
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  • Photo of dorsal view (en)
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  • Kerry slug (en)
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  • Geomalacus (en)
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  • Geomalacus maculosus map.png (en)
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  • Distribution map for the species. (en)
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  • maculosus (en)
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  • LC (en)
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  • IUCN3.1 (en)
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  • *Geomalacus grandis (Simroth, 1894) *Letourneuxia lusitana (Castro, 1873) (en)
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  • Geomalacus maculosus es una especie de molusco gasterópodo de la familia Arionidae en el orden de los Stylommatophora. (es)
  • Is moileasc é an drúchtín ballach. Ball d'aicme na gastropoda atá ann. (ga)
  • Geomalacus maculosus is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Arionidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1843 door Allman. (nl)
  • Geomalacus maculosus ou lesma-do-gerês é uma espécie de lesma da família Arionidae. Pode ser encontrada nos seguintes países: Irlanda, Portugal e Espanha, tendo uma distribuição disjunta. (pt)
  • Слизняк шляховий плямистий, або слизняк Керрі (Geomalacus maculosus) — вид наземних черевоногих молюсків з родини . (uk)
  • The Kerry slug or Kerry spotted slug (Geomalacus maculosus) is a species of terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc. It is a medium-to-large sized, air-breathing land slug in the family of roundback slugs, Arionidae. The Kerry slug is protected by conservation laws in the three countries in which it occurs. It is now known to be less dependent on sensitive, wild habitats than when these laws were introduced. Attempts have been made to establish breeding populations in captivity to ensure the survival of this slug species but these have been only partly successful. (en)
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  • Geomalacus maculosus (es)
  • Drúchtín ballach (ga)
  • Kerry slug (en)
  • Geomalacus maculosus (nl)
  • Geomalacus maculosus (pt)
  • Слизняк шляховий плямистий (uk)
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