---
title: "California Banana Slug"
description: "Ariolimax californicus — Outros animais. Ariolimax californicus, the California banana slug, is a species of terrestrial slug from the coast range of the San Francisco Peninsula."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/california-banana-slug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# California Banana Slug

> Ariolimax californicus — Outros animais. Ariolimax californicus, the California banana slug, is a species of terrestrial slug from the coast range of the San Francisco Peninsula.

- Scientific name: *Ariolimax californicus*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 6765
- Wikidata: [Q3697582](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3697582)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48213](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48213)

## Names

- en: California Banana Slug
- es: Babosa Banana de California

## Countries with the most observations

US (4870)

## Summary

Ariolimax californicus, the California banana slug, is a species of terrestrial slug from the coast range of the San Francisco Peninsula. It was first described by J. G. Cooper in 1872.

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

## Photo

![California Banana Slug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-banana-slug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alison K · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227440250

## Machine access

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