California Banana Slug

Ariolimax californicus, the California banana slug, is a species of terrestrial slug from the coast range of the San Francisco Peninsula. It was first described by J. G. Cooper in 1872.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of California 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 dolichophallus
• Ariolimax stramineus
• Ariolimax brachyphallus
• Ariolimax buttoni

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Stylommatophora

Family

Ariolimacidae

Genus

Ariolimax

Species

Ariolimax californicus

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