Ninja Slug

Ibycus rachelae

Ibycus rachelae, the Long-tailed slug, is a slug that was previously thought to be known from Sabah/Borneo but is not also documented in certain highlands of Peninsular Malaysia.
Ninja Slug The Mantel on this beautiful green/yellow Snail/Slug is a bit retracted showing its shell. It sports a tail that's three times the length of its head, which it wraps around its 1.6-inch-long (4 cm) body as if a pet cat. In fact, its discoverers initially planned to name the slug Ibycus felis, after its feline inspiration. Instead, they named it after the girlfriend of one of its discoverers, Menno Schilthuizen of the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity 'Naturalis.' Ibycus rachelae,Malaysia,Ninja Slug,Pahang,Slug,Snail

Naming

The slug sports a tail that's three times the length of its head, which it wraps around its 1.6-inch-long (4 cm) body as if a pet cat. In fact, its discoverers initially planned to name the slug Ibycus felis, after its feline inspiration. Instead, they named it after the girlfriend of one of its discoverers, Menno Schilthuizen of the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity 'Naturalis.'

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderPulmonata
FamilyAriophantidae
GenusIbycus
SpeciesIbycus rachelae
Photographed in
Malaysia