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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Treatment

Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) Figure 17B

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. mykarst-185 Batu Kebelah: BOR/MOL 9525, BOR/MOL 9558, BOR/MOL 9568, BOR/MOL 9582. Prk 64 Bt Kepala Gajah: BOR/MOL 10176. Prk 34 G. Tasek: BOR/MOL 10785, BOR/MOL 11025, BOR/MOL 11061, BOR/MOL 11171. Prk 01 G. Tempurung: BOR/MOL 11208, BOR/MOL 11239.

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.