When it is recorded
Jan136
Feb221
Mar383
Apr829
May964
Jun806
Jul761
Aug749
Sep815
Oct640
Nov276
Dec218
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Yorkshire | England | 331 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 301 | |
| 3 | Nottinghamshire | England | 256 | |
| 4 | Surrey | England | 185 | |
| 5 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | 158 | |
| 6 | East Lothian | Scotland | 153 | |
| 7 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 142 | |
| 8 | Kent | England | 129 | |
| 9 | Lincolnshire | England | 127 | |
| 10 | Fife | Scotland | 106 | |
| 11 | Gloucestershire | England | 99 | |
| 12 | Essex | England | 95 | |
| 13 | Norfolk | England | 87 | |
| 14 | West Lothian | Scotland | 76 | |
| 15 | Cambridgeshire | England | 75 |
4,748 England1,614 Scotland338 Wales90 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 121 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 6,803
- Peak month
- May
- Counties with records
- 121
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Limax maximus
- Group
- Molluscs
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 6,186
- Most recorded in
- North Yorkshire, Highland, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Scottish Borders, Kent, Lincolnshire, Fife, Gloucestershire, Essex +15
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Stylommatophora
- Family
- Limacidae
- Genus
- Limax
- Name with authority
- Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 31
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q854808 · GBIF 2295438