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Giant African land snail

Achatina fulica

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NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago
Giant African land snail
Achatina fulica Achatina fulica


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Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

You're welcome, Marek. Yes indeed, if that's what yours is, it is a terrible invasive.

Marek Koszorek
Marek Koszorek 10 years ago

Thanks Scott, I get this is invasive specie then.

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Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

It may very well be this species http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/359... I know they do occur in the Maldives http://www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Marek Koszorek
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Marek Koszorek

Maldives

Spotted on Jan 19, 2010
Submitted on Nov 25, 2013

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