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Mollusca (1122)
Gastropoda (Snails and slugs) (721)
Pulmonata (55)
Achatinoidea (3)
Achatinidae (3)
Achatinidae
Achatina fulica
(Farussac, 1821)
Giant African Land Snail
Paropeas achatinaceum
Specimen from a joint NUS-NParks Research Project.
Yuchen Ang
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Identified By: Yuchen Ang
Common, listed as one of top 100 invasive species in the world
Species Interactions (8)
Preyed upon by
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros albirostris
References
Tsang et al., 2007. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
Wee et al., 2007. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
Wee et al., 2008. BirdingAsia 9: 72–77
Common Palm Civet, Toddy Cat, Musang
Paradoxurus musangus
References
Wee et al., 2014. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
References
Spittle, 1952. Malayan Nature Journal 7(1): 23–32
New Guinea flatworm
Platydemus manokwari
References
Justine et al., 2015. PeerJ 2015: e1037
Feeds on
Papaya
Carica papaya
References
Wee & Leong, 2016. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
Legazpia polygonoides
References
Teo, 2009. Urban Forest blog
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Basic Information
Classification:
Mollusca: Gastropoda: Achatinoidea: Achatinidae
Residency Status:
Non-native
External Links
Gardens Bulletin Singapore
Diversity of terrestrial snails and slugs in Nee Soon freshwater swamp forest, Singapore
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
A review of the land snail fauna of Singapore
Singapore Biodiversity Records
A xanthic giant African land snail at Bukit Gombak
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