Achatina panthera Férussac, 1832 - Zimbabwe, Mauritius: synonym of Achatina immaculata Lamarck, 1822.Achatina nyikaensis Pilsbry, 1909 - Malawi: synonym of Bequaertina pintoi (Bourguignat, 1889) (junior synonym).Achatina mulanjensis Crowley & Pain - Malawi: synonym of Achatina immaculata Lamarck, 1822 (junior synonym).Old historical synonym of Achatina achatina var. Achatina monochromatica Pilsbry (Deprecated.Smith, 1899: synonym of Lissachatina johnstoni (E. Achatina immaculata Lamarck, 1822 - Southeastern Africa: synonym of Lissachatina immaculata (Lamarck, 1822).Pfeiffer, 1850: synonym of Geostilbia gundlachi (L. Achatina glutinosa Pfeiffer, 1854 - Mozambique: synonym of Lissachatina glutinosa (L.Smith, 1899: synonym of Lissachatina glaucina (E. Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 or giant East African snail from Eastern Africa is a serious pest in the many tropical countries where it has been introduced, and is listed as an invasive species by some governments: synonym of Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822).Achatina eleanorae Mead, 1995: synonym of Lissachatina eleanorae (Mead, 1995).Achatina drakensbergensis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897 : synonym of Cochlitoma drakensbergensis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897).Achatina fulgurata Pfeiffer, 1853 - Senegal: synonym of Achatina eleanorae Mead, 1995.Achatina capelloi Furtado, 1886: synonym of Lissachatina capelloi (Furtado, 1886).Achatina bloyeti Bourguignat, 1890: synonym of Lissachatina bloyeti (Bourguignat, 1890).Achatina allisa Reeve, 1849: synonym of Lissachatina allisa (L.Smith, 1878 - along the coast of Kenya and Tanzania: synonym of Lissachatina albopicta (E. Achatina vassei Germain, 1918 - The internal anatomy of this species is not known, and therefore the generic classification of ‘Achatina’ vassei cannot be made.Achatina weynsi Dautzenberg, 1891 - Congo.
Achatina semisculpta Dunker, 1845 - East Africa.Achatina schweinfurthi von Martens, 1873 - East Africa.Achatina iostoma Pfeiffer, 1854 - Cameroon.Achatina dammarensis Pfeiffer - Botswana.Achatina balteata Reeve, 1849 - Cameroon to Central Angola.Achatina achatina Linnaeus, 1758 or giant African snail, Agate Snail or Ghana Tiger Snail, from Western Africa ( Liberia through Nigeria) grows to be the largest land snail on Earth.Species within the genus Achatina include: Snails in this genus have medium to large shells which are ovate in shape and often colourfully streaked. Some species are kept as terrarium animals due to their size and colourful shells. There are some 200 species of Achatinidae in Sub-Saharan Africa. Glandina (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 (considered a separate genus)Īchatina is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.
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