Florida leatherleaf slug

Description:

(Slug) Leidyula floridana, common name, the Florida leatherleaf, is a species of tropical air-breathing land slugs, shell-less, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, in the family Veronicellidae. Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Family: Veronicellidae Genus: Leidyula Species: L. floridana - Slugs are mollusks in the Order Gastropoda ( stomach walkers ). The moisture-loving animals are most active after rains and during the moist, humid months. They are mostly encountered at night. The Florida leatherleaf, defies the rules by also being active on dry nights, at twilight, and even in winter months. It is easy to distinguish slugs from there cousins, the snails, in that they lack an external shell. I found this slug resting on the right side of the garage door, at around 7:30 a.m. in the morning. This slug was about one and one half inches long. This species of slug, can grow up to two inches long, when stretched out. The colors on the outside of this slug, was different shades of dark brown. On the underside of this slug, the color was a medium brown. I could also see, two optical tentacles, that were on top of its head ( for seeing ). The tentacles are retractable. This slug was alive, and able to move.

Habitat:

I found this slug, resting on the right side of the garage door, at around 7:30 a.m. in the morning. It was wet and foggy outside. Florida leatherleafs, are from the Caribbean and south Florida. This slug is native to the Caribbean ( Cuba to Jamaica ), and southern Florida, but has also spread to northern Florida. This slug is also found in Louisiana and Texas.

Notes:

I found this slug, resting on the right side of the garage door, at around 7:30 a.m. in the morning. It was wet and foggy outside. This slug was about one and a half inches long. The colors on the outside of this slug, was different shades of dark brown. On the underside of this slug, the color was medium brown. I could also see the two optical tentacles, that were on top of its head. This slug was alive, and able to move.