Limax cinereoniger
Limax cinereoniger is a large species of air-breathing land slug in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae, the keelback slugs. This is the largest land slug species in the world. Distribution. This slug is native to Europe. It is recorded in most of Europe, including Bulgaria, Czech Republic (where it is of least concern), Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Great Britain, Ireland, Finland, Ukraine, and several other countries. It occurs east as far as the Urals. It is common in much of its range, but mostly rare or absent in southernmost Europe. Although known from the Iberian Peninsula  and the Balkans, there are no records from Portugal or Greece. Description. With a maximum length exceeding 20 centimeters, this species is the largest land slug. Habitat. This species lives in woodlands and occasionally parks. Parasites. Parasites of "Limax cinereoniger" include nematodes of genus "Elaphostrongylus" and "Agfa flexilis".