African Giant Snail

Lissachatina fulica

Description

Lissachatina fulica has a conical shell with shell coils in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction. The color of the shell is varies, from light brown to dark brown. Snails are hermaphrodites that have sperm and eggs, but still need to mate with other individuals to produce eggs.

Population Size

unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

-

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Mollusca

CLASS

:

Gastropoda

ORDER

:

Stylommatophora

FAMILY

:

Archatinidae

GENUS

:

Lissachatina

SPECIES

:

Lissachatina fulica

Distribution

Lissachatina fulica can be found in agricultural area, urban area, or woodland.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Africa

Country : Indonesia, India, Philippines, China, East Africa

Diet and Nutrition

Lissachatina fulica is herbivore that eats some parts of plants

Diet : Herbivore 

Mating Habits

Lissachatina fulica is an hermaphrodite animal. The mating occur at night and last for 1-24 hours. 

Reproduction session :

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : 

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Lissachatina fulica. WIkipedia article.
  2. Lissachatina fulica. Galapagos Species Checklist article.