Limaxivory

Limaxivory means the eating of snails. Several groups of animals are specialized snail eaters, such as species of the snake genus Pareas.[1] Other snakes at least occasionally eat snails, such as snakes of the genus Contia.[2] The term is derived from the Latin "limax," = slug, and "-vore," = eating. Limax is also a genus of slugs and the namesake of the snail family Limacidae.[3]

References

  1. ^ Götz, Matthias (2002). "The feeding behavior of the snail-eating snake Pareas carinatus Wagler 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae)". Amphibia-Reptilia. 23 (4): 487–493. doi:10.1163/15685380260462383. ISSN 0173-5373.
  2. ^ Zweifel, Richard G. (1954-10-29). "Adaptation to Feeding in the Snake Contia tenuis". Copeia. 1954 (4): 299–300. doi:10.2307/1440054. JSTOR 1440054.
  3. ^ Schilthuizen, Menno; Thompson, Cameron; de Vries, Rick; van Peursen, Anthonie; Paterno, Marta; Maestri, Simone; Marcolongo, Luca; Esposti, Chiara; Delledonne, Massimo; Njunjić, Iva (2022-06-20). "A new giant keelback slug of the genus Limax from the Balkans, described by citizen scientists". Biodiversity Data Journal. 10 e69685. doi:10.3897/BDJ.10.e69685. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 9848616.
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