giant East African snail, Achatina fulica (Stylommatophora: Achatinidae)

giant East African snail
Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822

Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: A Giant African Snail, /Achatina fulica/, climbs and feeds amidst the /Ficus/ growing on a residence in Miami, Florida.
Image type: Field
Image view: Dorsal / Abaxial / Back
Image location: Miami, Florida, United States

Photographer Information

Name: Andrew Derksen
Organization: FDACS/DPI
Country: United States

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Subject: giant East African snail
Genus: Achatina
Family: Achatinidae
Order: Stylommatophora
Class: Gastropoda
Photographer: Andrew Derksen
Organization: FDACS/DPI
Area: Natural Resources - Wildlife

Image Number: 5444582

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Image uploaded on Monday, October 03, 2011
Image Information last updated on Friday, October 07, 2011