Species

General Information:

African Snail Genus Distribution Map
African Snail Species Distribution Map (Courtesy of James Rushton)

Identifying Your Snail
Achatina/Archachatina Identification

Achatininae

Achatina

Achatina achatina shell achatina

Achatina albopicta shell albopicta*

Achatina craveni shell craveni*

Achatina fulica shell fulica

Achatina glutinosa shell glutinosa*

Achatina immaculata shell immaculata

Achatina iredalei shell iredalei*

Achatina nyikaensis shell nyikaensis*

Achatina reticulata shell reticulata*

Achatina smithii shell smithii*

Achatina stuhlmanni shell stuhlmanni*

Achatina varicosa shell varicosa*

Achatina zanzibarica shell zanzibarica*

Achatina zebra shell zebra*

Archachatina

Archachatina bicarinata shell bicarinata*

Archachatina shell camerunensis*

Archachatina camerunensis shell cinnamomea*

Archachatina cinnamomea shell crawfordi*

Archachatina degneri shell degneri

Archachatina dimidiata shell dimidiata*

Archachatina granulata shell granulata*

Archachatina knorrii shell knorrii*

Archachatina limitanea shell limitanea*

Archachatina marginata shell marginata

Archachatina ustulata shell ustulata*

Archachatina ventricosa shell ventricosa*

Strophocheilidae

Megalobulimus oblongus shell Megalobulimus oblongus

Other Species

Cepaea hortensis shell Cepaea hortensis*

Cepaea nemoralis shell Cepaea nemoralis*

Helicella itala shell Helicella itala*

Helix aspersa shell Helix aspersa*

Helix lucorum shell Helix lucorum*

Helix pomatia shell Helix pomatia*

Slugs

Veronicella sloanei

* No information yet. Just a shell picture.