Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)

Foon, Junn Kitt, Clements, Gopalasamy Reuben & Liew, Thor-Seng, 2017, Diversity and biogeography of land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the limestone hills of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia, ZooKeys 682, pp. 1-94 : 3

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scientific name	Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)
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Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) Figure 17B View Figure 17

Materials examined.

mykarst-184 Bat Cave : BOR/MOL 9860. mykarst-025: BOR/MOL 9378, BOR/MOL 9438, BOR/MOL 9497. mykarst-027: BOR/MOL 9046, BOR/MOL 9102. Prk 47 Kanthan: BOR/MOL 9049, BOR/MOL 9141. Prk 42 G. Bercham: BOR/MOL 9207, BOR/ MOL 10570 View Materials . mykarst-185 Batu Kebelah : BOR/MOL 9525, BOR/MOL 9558, BOR/MOL 9568, BOR/MOL 9582. Prk 64 Bt Kepala Gajah: BOR/ MOL 10176 View Materials . Prk 34 G. Tasek: BOR/ MOL 10785 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 11025 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 11061 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 11171 View Materials . Prk 01 G. Tempurung: BOR/ MOL 11208 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 11239 View Materials .

Distribution.

Widespread in Peninsular Malaysia ( Maassen 2001). Elsewhere, native to tropical Africa but now pantropical ( Fontanilla et al. 2014).

Remarks.

Large shell. Tall-spired with distinct stripes or flammulations. This is a synanthropic species.

References

Fontanilla, IKC, Sta. Maria, IMP, Garcia, JRM, Ghate, H, Naggs, F, Wade, CM, 2014. Restricted genetic variation in populations of Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica outside of East Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands points to the Indian Ocean Islands as the earliest known common source. PLoS One. 9: e105151. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105151

Maassen, WJM, 2001. A preliminary checklist of the non-marine molluscs of West Malaysia. De Kreukel (extra edition 2001), 2001: 1-155.

Figures

Figure 17. A Elasmias terrestre (Brazier, 1876) BOR / MOL 10186. Perak, Ipoh, Gua Tok Giring Plot 4 B Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) BOR / MOL 11208. Perak, Ipoh, Gunung Tempurung Plot 3 C Ariophanta lahatensis de Morgan, 1885 a BOR / MOL 8275. Perak, Ipoh, Iron hill summit trail D Hemiplecta cymatium (Pfeiffer, 1856) BOR / MOL 11611. Perak, Ipoh, Gunung Pondok, plot 5 E Macrochlamys ' Batu Kebelah 1 ' BOR / MOL 9528. Perak, Ipoh, Batu Kebelah Plot 1.