Achatina fulica
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Achatina fulica Bowdich (giant African snail)
is native to Africa, from where it spread to Asia and the Pacific (often deliberately introduced) and became a major pest of vegetables and ornamentals. It is highly polyphagous. The shell grows up to 13 cm long.
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The literature database currently contains 12 publications for Achatina fulica.
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- Other images of Achatina fulica (Wikimedia Commons and IPM Images - click to enlarge)
details of head
hatching eggs
details of shell from Papua New Guinea
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infestation on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia
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