Platevindex Baker, 1938

Sreeraj, Chemmencheri Ramakrishnan, Raghunathan, Chelladurai & Chandra, Kailash, 2021, New Distributional Records of Onchidiid Slugs from Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 17-21 : 19

Genus Platevindex Baker, 1938

Platevindex tigrinus ( Stoliczka, 1869)

Material examined: M33050/9 ( Mollusca Section, ZSI, Kolkata), 3 exs, Length: 3.5± 1 cm, 19.12.2018, Coll: Sreeraj CR, Chollangi, Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, East Godavari , Andhra Pradesh .

Diagnostic characters: Body flattened and notum blackish in colour. Wide, non-pointed and wider papillae found on the notum. Papillae were less in number, not crowded and scattered all over the notum with larger ones with eyespots being on the dorsal mid portion of the notum. Hyponotum dark yellow in colour with reddish brown larger spots scattered all over the hyponotum with density of the spots less towards the foot. Foot black in colour. The anal opening is posterior to the foot in the left side. The ocular tentacles are light brown at the bottom and reddish towards the tip with eyespot at the tip. The head is light brown in colour ( Figure 1 d-f).

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal (type locality). Elsewhere: No reports outside India.

Remarks: The animals were found on the mangrove trunks and on dry (or less moist) mangrove mud. Very rarely found in the moist muddy area. The notum of the individuals seen in the mud were brownish in colour whereas those seen in the trees were mostly blackish.