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Achatina fulica

Giant African Land Snail
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SSN 56918
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Taxonomy

The taxonomic status is pending for approval

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Adult

Description
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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)
  • 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
  • PM
  • SEA
Aziz Bin Arshad (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Fishes (Taxonomy)
  • Crustaceans (Taxonomy)
  • Fishes (Ecology)
  • Crustaceans (Ecology)
  • Molluscs (Ecology)
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Marine & Coastal
  • PM
Liew Thor Seng (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
  • Insects
  • Molluscs
  • Biodiversity
  • Data Analysis
  • Conservation
  • Ecosystems
  • Evolution
  • Genetics
  • PM
  • SBH
  • SWK
  • SEA
Siti Azizah Mohd Nor (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Crustaceans
  • Fishes
  • Molluscs
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Ecosystems
  • Marine & Coastal
  • Molecular
  • PM
  • SBH
  • SWK
  • SEA
  • W
Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli (Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Birds (Ecology)
  • Fishes (Ecology)
  • Molluscs (Ecology)
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Ecosystems
  • Marine & Coastal
  • Water
PM - Peninsular Malaysia; SBH - Sabah; SWK - Sarawak; SEA - Southeast Asia; W - World;

References
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Article
  1. Benthem Jutting, W.S.S. van (1960). Some Notes on Land and Freshwater Mollusca of Malaya. 24 (1), 10-20
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. McClure, H.E., Lim, B.L. & Winn, S.E. (1967). Fauna of the Dark Cave, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 9 (3), 399-428
  5. Moseley, M., Wyn, L.T. & Tshen, L.T. (2012). Fauna Reported from Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia: Annotated Checklist and Bibliography. 39 (2), 77-92
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
Book
  1. 100 of the World’s Worst Invasive Alien Species A selection from the Global Invasive Species Database, 2000. The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). — [ Adobe PDF (PDF) ]
Journal
  1. Yahaya, H. & Annamalai, S. Managing Alien Invasive Species in Malaysia, p. 14
Online
  1. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved April 28, 2017, from http://issg.org/database/welcome/

Publications
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100 of the World’s Worst Invasive Alien Species A selection from the Global Invasive Species Database (2000)

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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 03 December 2023].

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