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Spotting

Description:

large, slow and graceful

Habitat:

the garden

Notes:

Love these slow dancers

1 Species ID Suggestions

African Giant Snail
chatina achatina Achatina achatina


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2 Comments

namitha
namitha 10 years ago

Pretty spotting CastleSiavonga. It would be great if you could add this to this mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1426... [Giant African Snail Hunt]

RiccardoVallaro
RiccardoVallaro 10 years ago

Giant African land snail may refer to two genera and three species within the family Achatinidae, a family of unusually large African terrestrial snails:
Achatina, an African snail genus in the family Achatinidae.
The Giant African Snail (Achatina achatina), in the genus Achatina, also known as the Agate Snail or Ghana Tiger Snail, which grows to be the largest land snail on Earth.
The Giant East African Snail (Achatina fulica), in the genus Achatina, a serious agricultural pest in some countries
Archachatina, an African snail genus in the family Achatinidae.
The Giant West African Snail (Archachatina marginata), in the genus. Archachatina.

CastleSiavonga
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CastleSiavonga

Southern Province, Zambia

Spotted on Jan 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 24, 2013

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