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Reticulate Taildropper
Prophysaon andersonii
28 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.
Easily confused with
Yellow-bordered TaildropperProphysaon foliolatum
Scarletback TaildropperProphysaon vanattae
Milky SlugDeroceras reticulatum
Leopard SlugLimax maximus
Black WesternslugHesperarion niger
Western Dusky SlugArion subfuscus
Garden ArionArion hortensis
Meadow SlugDeroceras laeve
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,843 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,696 |
| Washington | 419 |
| Canada | 381 |
| British Columbia | 319 |
| Oregon | 271 |
| Alaska | 243 |
| Alberta | 55 |
| Idaho | 12 |
| Nevada | 9 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Common Land Snails and Slugs · Stylommatophora |
| Family | Banana Slugs and Allies · Ariolimacidae |
| Genus | Taildropper Slugs · Prophysaon |
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 Reticulate Taildropper with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.