---
title: "Tree slug"
description: "Lehmannia marginata — Other animals. Lehmannia marginata is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/tree-slug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tree slug

> Lehmannia marginata — Other animals. Lehmannia marginata is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae.

- Scientific name: *Lehmannia marginata*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5020
- Wikidata: [Q489629](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489629)
- iNaturalist taxon: [172036](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/172036)

## Names

- en: Tree slug
- de: Baumschnegel
- fr: Limace des bois

## Countries with the most observations

GB (673), DE (549), CA (307), FR (163), DK (156), US (119), UA (95), AT (86), PL (73), NL (70), SE (70), BE (51)

## Summary

Lehmannia marginata is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae. Sometimes classified in the genus Limax, the species is distinct in its ecology, and its nearly transparent body. It is a medium-sized species, rarely exceeding 12 cm in body length. The body is fairly long and narrow, with a marked keel. The keel looks lighter than the remaining body against the darker innards.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehmannia_marginata

## Photo

![Tree slug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tree-slug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Thomas · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63509678

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tree-slug?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).