Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)

Sutcharit, Chirasak, Thach, Phanara, Chhuoy, Samol, Ngor, Peng Bun, Jeratthitikul, Ekgachai, Siriwut, Warut, Srisonchai, Ruttapon, Ng, Ting Hui, Pholyotha, Arthit, Jirapatrasilp, Parin & Panha, Somsak, 2020, Annotated checklist of the land snail fauna from southern Cambodia (Mollusca, Gastropoda), ZooKeys 948, pp. 1-46 : 1

Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) Fig. 9B

Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822: pl. 13, fig. 3. Type locality: unknown.

Lissachatina fulica : Inkhavilay et al. 2019: 49, fig. 20a.

Material examined.

Locality no. 10: CUMZ-CM065 (1 shell; Fig. 9B ). Locality no. 12: CUMZ-CM095 (4 shells). The snails were found to live on tree trunks and on the ground among leaf litter.

Distribution.

Pantropical and subtropical ( Fontanilla et al. 2014).

Remarks.

The likely origin of this species is from East Africa ( Bequaert 1950). Currently, it has been introduced to many tropical countries, including all over Indochina ( Fontanilla et al. 2014, Inkhavilay et al. 2019). The previous record of this species in Cambodia also indicated that this species is an intermediate host of the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis ( Brumpt et al. 1968).

Figures

Figure 9. A Allopeas gracile (Hutton, 1834) B Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) C Haploptychius sp. D Dyakia sp. and E, F Quantula weinkauffiana (Crosse & Fischer, 1863) with E angular last whorl and F rounded last whorl.