Limax
Sign in to saveLimax is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae. thumb|right|Limax cinereoniger The generic name Limax literally means "slug". Snail-eating animals, such as certain snakes) are thus called limaxivorous. thumb|right|Limax dacampi Some species, such as the leopard slug (L. maximus), are beneficial for the garden.
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- Distribution
- Species
- Subgenus ''Limacus'' (more often today treated as its own genus)
- Synonyms
- References
Limax is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae. thumb|right|Limax cinereoniger The generic name Limax literally means "slug". Snail-eating animals, such as certain snakes) are thus called limaxivorous. thumb|right|Limax dacampi Some species, such as the leopard slug (L. maximus), are beneficial for the garden.
The genus Limax sensu stricto is probably monophyletic.