Burnup's hunter slug
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | C. burnupi
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| Chlamydephorus burnupi (Smith, 1892)
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Burnup's hunter slug (Chlamydephorus burnupi), also known as the camel huntingslug[2] is a species of land slug in the family Chlamydephoridae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from the foothills of central Natal Drakensberg to Port St. Johns.[1]
Description
[edit]It is orange to reddish-brown and around 8 cm when extended. It has distinct scalloped keels along the side of its body with a flattened lower dorsal side, in the center of which is the respiratory opening. The body has a hump two-thirds of the way down.[3]
Habitat and Ecology
[edit]It is found under stones or logs in leaf-litter in mist-belt Podocarpus forest.[3] It is known to prey on pill-millipedes, possibly by introducing a toxin that immobilizes them. Snails and earthworms may also be part of its diet.[4]
Conservation
[edit]In June 2000, the species was listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, citing fragmented populations and decline of habitat.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Herbert, D.G. (2000). "Chlamydephorus burnupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T40086A10301993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40086A10301993.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Camel Huntingslug iNaturalist". Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ a b Herbert, David. "The terrestrial slugs of KwaZulu-Natal: diversity, biogeography and conservation (Mollusca: Pulmonata)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 38: 197–239. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Herbert, David. "Dining on diplopods: Remarkable feeding behaviour in chlamydephorid slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Journal of Zoology. 251. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb00586.x. Retrieved 11 August 2024.