A bright pink slug species, found only on one mountain in Australia, has survived the devastating bushfires that ripped through much of its habitat. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

This ancient, and fluorescent pink, slug lives at the top of a Mount Kabutar in Australia. The pink coloring helps camouflage it in the red eucalyptus leaves.

Name: Mount Kaputar pink slug (Triboniophorus sp. nov. 'Kaputar' or Triboniophorus aff. graeffei) Where it lives: Mount ...

A bright pink, slimy creature is delighting onlookers with its wild color. This florescent slug is the real thing and is only found in the sub-alpine area of Mount Kaputar National Park, in New ...

A giant, fluorescent-pink slug that is only found on the slopes of an extinct volcano in Mount Kaputar National Park has survived the bushfire crisis after blazes tore through its limited habitat.

About 60 Mount Kaputar slugs, also called Kaputar pink slugs because of their striking colour, were spotted by rangers after a recent rainfall following the bushfires.

The life-like sticky pink slugs are about 10 centimetres long, just like the real thing. She said she hoped it would promote a discussion on the species and its preservation.

These distinctive hot-pink slugs are found only on an extinct volcano called Mount Kaputar, living at an altitude of around 4,900 feet (1,500 meters).