Achatina achatina
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Achatina achatina, commonly known as the giant African snail, also known as the giant tiger land snail, is a species of large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in th
Giant tiger land snail Ghana
A snail crawling across grass
Lissachatina fulica
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Lissachatina fulica is a species of large land snail that belongs in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. It is also known as the giant African land snail. It shares the common name "g
Achatina achatina
…Achatinidae. The name "Achatina" is from "achates", Greek for agate. It shares the common name "giant African snail" with other species of snails such as Lissachatina fulica and Archachatina marginata. Achatina achatina achatina (Linnaeus, 1758…
Snail in Ubud, Bali, 2010
African giant snail from Sri Lanka
Adult and juvenile
L. fulica climbing a papaya tree