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Shovel-headed Garden Worm
Bipalium kewense
10,044 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 10,044 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Diversibipalium multilineatum
Wandering Hammerhead WormBipalium vagum
Wandering Broadhead PlanarianBipalium adventitium
Three-lined Land PlanarianBipalium pennsylvanicum
Dolichoplana striata
Bipalium nobile
Javan Hammerhead WormBipalium javanum
NightcrawlerLumbricus terrestris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,652 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,098 |
| Georgia | 944 |
| Texas | 738 |
| California | 677 |
| South Carolina | 323 |
| Louisiana | 317 |
| Hawaii | 303 |
| Mexico | 250 |
| Alabama | 243 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Flatworms · Platyhelminthes |
| Order | Planarians · Tricladida |
| Family | Land Planarians · Geoplanidae |
| Genus | broadhead planarians · Bipalium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Shovel-headed Garden Worm with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.