Limax doriae

Limax doriae, common name Doria's slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae, the keelback slugs.

Etymology
Jules René Bourguignat (1829 - 1892) named this species in honor of the Marquis Giacomo Doria, an Italian naturalist, herpetologist, and politician.

Subspecies

 * Limax doriae simplex Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana);
 * Limax doriae lineatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana);
 * Limax doriae rubronotatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana);
 * Limax doriae fuscus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria);
 * Limax doriae brunneus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria);
 * Limax doriae lineatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria);
 * Limax doriae sanguineus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria).

Description
Limax doriae reaches a length of about 36 cm.

Distribution
This species is endemic to the French Alpes-Maritimes and to a few northern Italian regions: (Piedmont, Liguria and Tuscany).

Habitat
This species prefers humid and shady areas, and is found resting under stones.