Ariolimax buttoni is a species of banana slug native to the West Coast of the United States. The species has a yellowish-tan hue that is similar to a banana and can be either spotted or unspotted.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Button's Banana Slug being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ariolimax brachyphallus
- Ariolimax columbianus
- Ariolimax stramineus
- Ariolimax dolichophallus
- Ariolimax californicus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Stylommatophora
- Family
- Ariolimacidae
- Genus
- Ariolimax
- Species
- Ariolimax buttoni
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