Euhadra peliomphala

Euhadra peliomphala is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bradybaenidae.

This species is endemic to Japan.

The species exhibits exceptional geographical variation in its mitochondrial DNA.

[1] Euhadra peliomphala has 4 subspecies: As Euhadra peliomphala matures sexually, it develops a "head-wart" between the optic tentacles.

The "head-wart" releases the steroid hormone, testosterone, throughout the body before mating.