Limax is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae.
The generic name Limax literally means "slug".
Some species, such as the leopard slug (L. maximus) and the tawny garden slug (L. flavus), are considered serious garden pests.
The genus Limax sensu stricto is probably monophyletic.
This genus is native to Europe, but at least one species (L. maximus) has been introduced into North America.
The genus Limax includes at least 33 species:
Limax aeolianus Giusti, 1973Limax albipes Dumont & Mortillet, 1853Limax bielzii Seibert, 1873Limax brandstetteri Falkner, 2008Limax canapicianus Pollonera, 1885Limax cephalonicus Simroth, 1886Limax ciminensis Pollonera, 1890Limax cinereoniger Wolf, 1803 (syn. Limax alpinus Férussac, 1822)Limax conemenosi Böttger, 1882Limax corsicus Moquin-Tandon, 1855Limax dacampi Menegazzi, 1854Limax dobrogicus Grossu & Lupu, 1960Limax doriae Bourguignat, 1861Limax erythrus Bourguignat, 1864Limax gerhardti Niethammer, 1937Limax graecus Simroth, 1889Limax granosus Bérenguier, 1900Limax hemmeni Rähle, 1983Limax ianninii Giusti, 1973Limax lachensis Bérenguier, 1900Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758 - great grey slugLimax millipunctatus Pini, 1885Limax pironae Pini, 1876Limax polipunctatus Pollonera, 1888Limax punctulatus Sordelli, 1871Limax redii Gerhardt, 1933Limax sarnensis Heim & Nitz, 2009Limax squamosus Bérenguier, 1900Limax subalpinus Lessona, 1880Limax veronensis Lessona & Pollonera, 1882Limax wohlberedti Simroth, 1900Limax zilchi Grossu & Lupu, 1960Limax ecarinatus Boettger, 1881Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758 yellow garden slug, tawny garden slug
Limax marginatus Müller, 1774 is a synonym for Lehmannia marginata (Müller, 1774)Limax nyctelius Bourguignat, 1861 is a synonym for Lehmannia nyctelia (Bourguignat, 1861)Limax valentianus Férussac, 1822 is a synonym for Lehmannia valentiana (Férussac, 1822)
