giant East African snail (Lissachatina fulica) Achatina fulica
Date 2 May 2010, 08:35
Source Snail
Author carrotmadman6 http://www.flickr.com/people/23512070@N08 from Mauritius
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gonidomus_pagodus_(4609287904).jpg
The giant African snail or giant African land snail (Lissachatina fulica) is a species of large land snail that belong in the Achatinidae family. The species is native to East Africa, but it has been widely introduced to other parts of the world through the pet trade, as a food resource, and by accidental introduction.
