Snail

Asperitas sp (?)

Description:

Colourful Snail. Not very sure, but could be from the genus of Asperitas. Size of shell is around 1.5 cm, with yellow, blue and brown colours. Pics #2 & #3 shows smaller Snails with less blue colour on their shell.

Habitat:

High altitude forest

Notes:

Although this species is not listed in the endangered list, but its possibly an undescribed species which could also be rare. I have changed the location to Manila, Philippines to avoid disclosing the exact location.

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21 Comments

AlbertKang 4 years ago

Ha ha, if only its that easy, @Mark! lol
This was found in a remote mountain top, no kids goes there to play.

Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

Shouldn't leave those lying around. Kids might think they are lollies.

AlbertKang 4 years ago

Yes, @Joseph, it was really WOW when I first saw them :)
Would love to go back to that mountain to see them again.

Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH 4 years ago

WOW!

AlbertKang 5 years ago

Yes, @Leuba, its a beauty for sure :)

Leuba Ridgway 5 years ago

Just saw this one - what a beauty !

AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @Ashley for this honour! :)

AshleyT 8 years ago

Congrats Albert, your colorful Snail has made the top 10 other spottings in the '2015 Best Wildlife Photo' mission! Rangers are voting on the top 10 other spottings, and the top 3 will be announced on February 7th. The top 3 spottings will be commented on here on the site, but make sure you keep a look out on our Facebook app page for the announcement as well! Congratulations on making the top 10! https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah

AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @Jenavieve

Jenavieve Jones 8 years ago

Gorgeous

AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @DrNamgyalT.Sherpa :)

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Fantastic!

AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @Linda :)

LindaAlisto 8 years ago

Colorful and Beautiful !!!

AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @M.A.Orendan and @Chun :)

ChunXingWong 8 years ago

WOWWWW !!!
Congratulations on spotting such a magnificent creature!

M.A. Orendan 8 years ago

Amazing! Such a colorful shell.

AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @Ashutosh, @Francisco and @armadeus for your kind comments.

I saw several of this Snails during the trip, a few were much smaller and its interesting to note the blue circle becomes more prominent as the shell gets bigger. I guess as they gets bigger, the newer shell turns from yellow to green and eventually to blue :)