Black-velvet Leatherleaf (Belocaulus angustipes)

Black-velvet Leatherleaf, a reference photo — Photo: Flex · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Belocaulus angustipes, the black-velvet leatherleaf slug, is a species of land slug in the family Veronicellidae native to South American tropical regions.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black-velvet Leatherleaf 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

Phyllocaulis gayi

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Systellommatophora
Family: Veronicellidae
Genus: Belocaulus
Species: Belocaulus angustipes

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