Etymology
Genus named for Oskar Boettger (1844–1910), German malacologist who worked and published on (among others) Caucasian slugs; the gender is feminine. Species name, Latin, meaning "pale".
Literature cited
Forsyth, R.G. 2004. Land Snails of British Columbia, Royal BC Museum Handbook. Victoria: Royal British Columbia Museum. iv + 188 p., [8] pl.
Gittenberger, E., Backhuys, W., and Ripken, T.E.J. 1984. De Landslakken van Nederland. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Koninklijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging. 184 pp.
Hausdorf, B. 2002. Introduced land snails and slugs in Colombia. Journal of Molluscan Studies 68 (2): 127–131.
Reise, H., Hutchinson, J.M.C., Forsyth, R.G., and Forsyth, T.J. 2000. The ecology and rapid spread of the terrestrial slug Boettgerilla pallens in Europe with reference to its recent discovery in North America. The Veliger 43 (4): 313–318.
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