Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)

Foon, Junn Kitt, Clements, Gopalasamy Reuben & Liew, Thor-Seng, 2017, Diversity and biogeography of land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the limestone hills of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia, ZooKeys 682, pp. 1-94 : 3

Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) Figure 17B

Materials examined.

mykarst-184 Bat Cave : BOR/MOL 9860. mykarst-025: BOR/MOL 9378, BOR/MOL 9438, BOR/MOL 9497. mykarst-027: BOR/MOL 9046, BOR/MOL 9102. Prk 47 Kanthan: BOR/MOL 9049, BOR/MOL 9141. Prk 42 G. Bercham: BOR/MOL 9207, BOR/ MOL 10570 . mykarst-185 Batu Kebelah : BOR/MOL 9525, BOR/MOL 9558, BOR/MOL 9568, BOR/MOL 9582. Prk 64 Bt Kepala Gajah: BOR/ MOL 10176 . Prk 34 G. Tasek: BOR/ MOL 10785 , BOR/ MOL 11025 , BOR/ MOL 11061 , BOR/ MOL 11171 . Prk 01 G. Tempurung: BOR/ MOL 11208 , BOR/ MOL 11239 .

Distribution.

Widespread in Peninsular Malaysia ( Maassen 2001). Elsewhere, native to tropical Africa but now pantropical ( Fontanilla et al. 2014).

Remarks.

Large shell. Tall-spired with distinct stripes or flammulations. This is a synanthropic species.

Figures

Figure 17. A Elasmias terrestre (Brazier, 1876) BOR / MOL 10186. Perak, Ipoh, Gua Tok Giring Plot 4 B Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) BOR / MOL 11208. Perak, Ipoh, Gunung Tempurung Plot 3 C Ariophanta lahatensis de Morgan, 1885 a BOR / MOL 8275. Perak, Ipoh, Iron hill summit trail D Hemiplecta cymatium (Pfeiffer, 1856) BOR / MOL 11611. Perak, Ipoh, Gunung Pondok, plot 5 E Macrochlamys ' Batu Kebelah 1 ' BOR / MOL 9528. Perak, Ipoh, Batu Kebelah Plot 1.