Invasive Animals
Achatina fulica
Giant African Land Snail
Taxonomy
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Genus
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Specific Epithetfulica (Ferussac, 1821)
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Common Name
- Giant African Land Snail (English)
- Giant African Snail (English)
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ResidentialInvasive
The taxonomic status is pending for approval
Description
So far we know little about the species, apart from its appearance.
Biodiversity Experts
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Aileen Tan Shau Hwai (Prof. Dato' Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Molluscs,
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Marine & Coastal, Science, Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Living Modified Organism (LMO), Synthetic Biology, Protected Areas & Invasive Alien Species
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Aziz Bin Arshad (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Fishes (Taxonomy), Crustaceans (Taxonomy), Fishes (Ecology), Crustaceans (Ecology), Molluscs (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Conservation & Marine & Coastal
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Liew Thor Seng (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
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Insects, Molluscs,
Biodiversity, Data Analysis, Conservation, Ecosystems, Evolution & Genetics
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Siti Azizah Mohd Nor (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Crustaceans, Fishes, Molluscs,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Marine & Coastal & Molecular
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Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli (Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Birds (Ecology), Fishes (Ecology), Molluscs (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Marine & Coastal & Water
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PM - Peninsular Malaysia; SBH - Sabah; SWK - Sarawak; SEA - Southeast Asia; W - World;
References
Article
- Benthem Jutting, W.S.S. van (1960). Some Notes on Land and Freshwater Mollusca of Malaya. 24 (1), 10-20
- Phung, C.C., Yong, Y.Z., Mat Said, M.A. & Liew, T.S. (2018). Land snail fauna in Gunung Kuang Limestone Hill, Perak, Malaysia and its conservation implications (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Zookeys 769, 1-11. http://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.769.25571
- Clements, G.R., Ng, P.K.L., Lu, X.X., Ambu, S., Schilthuizen, M. & Bradshaw, C.J.A. (2008). Using biogeographical patterns of endemic land snails to improve conservation planning for limestone karsts. Biological Conservation. 141 (11), 2751-2764. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2008.08.011
- McClure, H.E., Lim, B.L. & Winn, S.E. (1967). Fauna of the Dark Cave, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 9 (3), 399-428
- Moseley, M., Wyn, L.T. & Tshen, L.T. (2012). Fauna Reported from Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia: Annotated Checklist and Bibliography. 39 (2), 77-92
- Phung, C.C., Yu, F.T.Y. & Liew, T.S. (2017). A checklist of land snails from the west coast islands of Sabah, Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda). ZooKeys 673, 49-104. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.673.12422
- Schilthuizen, M., Vermeulen, J.J. & Lakim, M. (2011). The land and mangrove snail fauna of the islands of Banggi and Balambangan (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation (JTBC) 8, 1-7. https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/jtbc/article/view/219
- Uchida, R., Yahya, B.E., Ahmad, A.H., Sapaat, A. & Tomiyama, K. (2013). Land Snail Fauna of Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Venus 71 (1-2), 49-59
Journal
- Yahaya, H. & Annamalai, S. Managing Alien Invasive Species in Malaysia, p. 14
Acknowledgements :- Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Ms. Mira Farzana Binti Mohamad Mokhtar, Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
Photo credit :- Yasser Arifin
Species Citation :- Achatina fulica. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/56918. [Retrieved 27 March 2023].
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