Laevicaulis alte

62. Laevicaulis alte (A. Férussac, 1822) Distribution and year: Francistown 2018, 2019 (GBIF 2023 b). Geographic range: Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Habitat: Terrestrial. Notes: The species is widely distributed across Southern Africa, occurring in several types of habitats such as the savanna and the equatorial forest (van Bruggen & Appleton 1977), unknown to occur at very high altitudes, and has been introduced in several parts of the world (Herbert & Kilburn 2004). The species is known as an intermediate host of larval nematode parasites affecting vertebrates (Mahajan et al. 1992). Type locality: Pondicherry, India (Férussac 1822). Source: GBIF (2023 b). Conservation status: Not Evaluated.