#4934 · 🪼 jellyfish, starfish, worms & co
Obama Flatworm
🇳🇱 Grote gevlekte landplatworm ·Obama nungara
🪼 Jellyfish, starfish, worms & co 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)
📍 Ke Stromkům, Olomouc, Olomoucký, CZ
📍 Athens, Greece
📍 Barcelona, ES-CT, ES
📍 José Cubas 3888, Buenos Aires, Argentina
📍 Günter-Haußmann-Straße, Kernen im Remstal, Baden-Württemberg, DE
📍 Via Arrivabene, Canneto sull'Oglio, Lombardia, IT
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © RAP · CC BY 4.0
- 2. © RAP · CC BY 4.0
- 3. © sofia-b · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. © Pasquale Rombolà · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. Ke Stromkům, Olomouc, Olomoucký, CZ:© Martin Pražák · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. Athens, Greece:© Sam R · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Barcelona, ES-CT, ES:© Juan José de Haro · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. José Cubas 3888, Buenos Aires, Argentina:© paulypinna · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Günter-Haußmann-Straße, Kernen im Remstal, Baden-Württemberg, DE:© fman42 · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. Via Arrivabene, Canneto sull'Oglio, Lombardia, IT:© sofia-b · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
Obama nungara is a species of land planarian in the family Geoplaninae. It is native from South America, but has been introduced in Europe.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 8 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 974 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Marta Riutort in 2016 (10 years ago).
- Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.
fact sheet
- English
- Obama Flatworm
- Nederlands
- Grote gevlekte landplatworm
- scientific name
- Obama nungara
- order
- Tricladida
- family
- Geoplanidae
- in NL
- introduced
- sightings in NL
- 8
- sightings in Europe
- 388
- sightings worldwide
- 974
- GBIF records in NL
- 358
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 2016 by Marta Riutort
relatives· Geoplanidae
#4924 📷 10Snake-headed Flatworm
🇳🇱 Tweelijnige landplatworm
Rhynchodemus sylvaticus
👀 10 in NL
#4943 📷 10two-tone planarian
🇳🇱 Grote Australische geelstreep
Caenoplana variegata
👀 6 in NL
#4944 📷 10Donkere landplatworm
Microplana terrestris
👀 6 in NL
#4949 📷 10Blue Garden Flatworm
🇳🇱 Blauwe tuinplatworm
Caenoplana coerulea
👀 5 in NL
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 531602, Wikidata Q25095673, GBIF 8701771, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.