Threeband Garden Slug (Ambigolimax Valentianus) On The Black Floor : (pix Sanjiv Shukla) Stock Image

Threeband garden slug (Ambigolimax valentianus) (also known as Lehmannia valentiana) is a species of terrestrial slug, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Limacidae. It has a pointed tail. Often the most obvious character of these slugs is the two parallel, sharply defined, dark lines along the mantle, sometimes with a thicker less well defined line lying between. Two similar lines may lie more posteriorly along the back either side of the midline, but all these lines may be faint or even absent in some individuals. Others have further dots and mottled patches of darker pigment. The dorsal coloration is most often pinkish brown, but sometimes dull yellowish or grey, and all shades inbetween. The mucus is colourless, transparent, and watery.