Camaenid Land Snails

Amphidromus perversus

Description

Amphidromus perversus is a type of land snail that lives in trees. The shell is hard, shiny, and quite large in size, high, and varies in color. The shell is ovoid, elongated with a tapered tip, bright, yellow, or brownish in color with darker colored pattern such as straight lines, circular or circular or speckled, but some are plain.

Population Size

unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

45-55 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

So

Solitary

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Mollusca

CLASS

:

Gastropoda

ORDER

:

Stylommatophora

FAMILY

:

Camaenidae

GENUS

:

Amphidromus

SPECIES

:

Amphidromus perversus

Distribution

Amphidromus perversus can be found in lowland to mountains with an altitude of up to 2,000 meters above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia

Habits and Lifestyle

Amphidromus perversus generally found attached to trees and spend their time on host trees.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Amphidromus perversus is herbivore that feed on the leaves of host tree

Diet : Herbivore 

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Amphidromus perversus. WIkipedia article.
  2. Keong Pohon. WIkipedia Bahasa Indonesia article.