Batracobdella reticulata

External morphology

Head marked off from the trunk by a slight neck-like narrowing. Dorsal surface roughened, with papillae of various sizes; the larger ones arranged in three longitudinal rows — one median and two lateral. Papillae occur on almost all rings. Posterior sucker circular, almost centrally attached, Olive grey, due to irregular pigment distributed all over in a reticular (net-like) pattern, as well as to the crop contents, two pairs of eyes, gonopores separated by 2 annuli

Habitat & range

Habitat

Freshwater

Region

Asia

Recorded from

India, Peninsular Malaysia