''Ubiquitarion iridis'', the iridescent semi-slug is a

tree-dwelling Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some animals may scale trees only occasionally, but others are exclusively arboreal. The habitats pose num ...

snail in the family Helicarionidae. It is endemic to

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. This species occurs in and near

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

s in north eastern New South Wales and south eastern Queensland. Accidentally introduced to

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and the Central Coast of New South Wales.Michael Shea, Australian Museum

References

* Hyman, I. T. (2007). Three new genera and five new species of Helicarionidae from southeastern Australia (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora: Helicarionoidea). Molluscan Research. 27(2): 89–104

External links

Hyman I.T., de la Iglesia Lamborena I. & Köhler F. (2017). Molecular phylogenetics and systematic revision of the south-eastern Australian Helicarionidae (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora). Contributions to Zoology. 86(1): 51-95
Helicarionidae Endemic fauna of Australia Gastropods described in 2007 {{Helicarionidae-stub