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''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing,
tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
land snails,
terrestrial Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth. Terrestrial may also refer to: * Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...
pulmonate gastropod
mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
s in the family
Achatinidae Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "''agate''") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa. Well known species include ''Achatina achatina'' the Giant African Snail, and ''L ...
.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818098 on 2014-11-07


Distribution

There are some 200 species of Achatinidae in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some species are kept as terrarium animals due to their size and colourful shells.


Shell description

Snails in this genus have medium to large shells which are ovate in shape and often colourfully streaked.


Species

Species within the genus ''Achatina'' include: * ''
Achatina achatina ''Achatina achatina'', commonly known as the giant African snail, also known as the giant tiger land snail, and gigantocochlea, is a species of large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. ...
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Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...
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1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...
or giant African snail, Agate Snail or
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Tiger Snail, from Western Africa (
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) grows to be the largest land snail on Earth. * '' Achatina ampullacea'' Böttger, 1910 *'' Achatina balteata'' Reeve, 1849 -
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. * '' Achatina bandeirana'' Morelet, 1866 * '' Achatina bayaona'' Morelet, 1866 * '' Achatina bayoli'' Morelet, 1888 * '' Achatina bisculpta'' E. A. Smith, 1878 * '' Achatina connollyi'' Preston, 1912 * '' Achatina coroca'' Bruggen, 1978 *'' Achatina craveni'' E. A. Smith, 1881 - Congo,
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. *'' Achatina dammarensis'' Pfeiffer -
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Achatina ellioti ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
'' E. A. Smith, 1895 * ''
Achatina greyi ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: Wor ...
'' Da Costa, 1907 * ''
Achatina hortensiae ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Morelet, 1866 *''
Achatina iostoma ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Pfeiffer, 1854 -
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Achatina iredalei ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: Wor ...
'' Preston, 1910 * ''
Achatina lechaptoisi ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Ancey, 1894 * ''
Achatina obscura ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Da Costa, 1907 * ''
Achatina osborni ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Pilsbry, 1919 * ''
Achatina marginata ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Swainson, 1821Du Cane Godman, Frederick. ''Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria"'', Museo civico di storia naturale, Genoa, 1916, p. 245 *''
Achatina passargei ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' von Martens * ''
Achatina pfeifferi ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Dunker, 1845 * ''
Achatina purpurea ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' (Gmelin, 1790) * ''
Achatina randabeli ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
'' Bourguignat, 1889 *''
Achatina schinziana ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
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Achatina schweinfurthi ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' von Martens, 1873 - East Africa. *''
Achatina semisculpta ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Dunker, 1845 - East Africa *''
Achatina smithii ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Craven, 1881 *''
Achatina stuhlmanni ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' von Martens, 1892 -
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Achatina sylvatica ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Putzeys, 1898 - Congo *''
Achatina tavaresiana ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Morelet, 1866 -
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Achatina tincta ''Achatina tincta'' is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae, the giant African snails. Distribution This species is Endemism, endemic to the Democr ...
'' Reeve, 1842 - Congo,
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Achatina tracheia ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Connolly, 1929 - Southeast Africa * ''
Achatina transparens ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
'' Da Costa, 1907 *''
Achatina variegata ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Roissy *''Achatina vignoniana'' Morelet, 1874: synonym of
Achatina (Tripachatina) vignoniana ''Achatina (Tripachatina) vignoniana'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae, the giant African snails. MolluscaBase (2018). Achatina (Tripachatina) vig ...
Morelet, 1874 * ''
Achatina virgulata ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Da Costa, 1907 * ''
Achatina welwitschi ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Morelet, 1866 *''
Achatina weynsi ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Dautzenberg, 1891 - Congo * ''
Achatina wildemani ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Dautzenberg, 1907
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Achatina vassei ''Achatina vassei'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae, the giant African snails. Of ''‘Achatina’ vassei'' only the holotype was known up to 2010. The collector o ...
'' Germain, 1918 - The internal anatomy of this species is not known, and therefore the generic classification of ''‘Achatina’ vassei'' cannot be made. Bruggen A. C. van (2010). "A new record of ''‘Achatina’ vassei'' Germain, 1918 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Achatinidae) from Mozambique – an unsolved problem". ''
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Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
: synonym of ''
Lissachatina albopicta ''Lissachatina albopicta'', common name the African land snail, is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of in ...
'' (E. A. Smith, 1878) * ''Achatina allisa'' Reeve, 1849: synonym of ''
Lissachatina allisa Lissachatina is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950. Accessed th ...
'' (L. Reeve, 1849) * ''Achatina bloyeti'' Bourguignat, 1890: synonym of ''
Lissachatina bloyeti Lissachatina is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950. Accessed th ...
'' (Bourguignat, 1890) * ''Achatina capelloi'' Furtado, 1886: synonym of ''
Lissachatina capelloi Lissachatina is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950. Accessed th ...
'' (Furtado, 1886) * ''Achatina fulgurata Pfeiffer, 1853 -
Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...
: synonym of ''
Achatina eleanorae ''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' Mead, 1995 * ''Achatina drakensbergensis'' Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897 : synonym of '' Cochlitoma drakensbergensis'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897) * ''Achatina eleanorae'' Mead, 1995: synonym of ''
Lissachatina eleanorae Lissachatina is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950. Accessed th ...
'' (Mead, 1995) * ''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 An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Although most introduced species are neutral or beneficial with respect to other species, invasive species adv ...
by some governments: synonym of ''
Lissachatina fulica ''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.Lissachatina glaucina Lissachatina is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950. Accessed th ...
'' (E. A. Smith, 1899) * ''Achatina glutinosa'' Pfeiffer, 1854 -
Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Mala ...
: synonym of ''
Lissachatina glutinosa ''Lissachatina glutinosa'', common name the African land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of inverte ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1854) * ''Achatina gundlachi'' L. Pfeiffer, 1850: synonym of ''
Geostilbia gundlachi ''Geostilbia'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Geostilbia Crosse, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) * ''Achatina immaculata''
Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...
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- Southeastern Africa: synonym of ''
Lissachatina immaculata ''Lissachatina immaculata'' is a species of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum ...
'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Achatina johnstoni'' E. A. Smith, 1899: synonym of ''
Lissachatina johnstoni Lissachatina is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950. Accessed th ...
'' (E. A. Smith, 1899) * ''Achatina monochromatica'' Pilsbry (Deprecated. Old historical synonym of ''Achatina achatina'' var. ''monochromatic'') * ''Achatina mulanjensis'' Crowley & Pain -
Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northe ...
: synonym of ''
Achatina immaculata ''Lissachatina immaculata'' is a species of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina immaculata (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed thr ...
'' Lamarck, 1822 (junior synonym) * ''Achatina nyikaensis'' Pilsbry, 1909 -
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: synonym of '' Bequaertina pintoi'' (Bourguignat, 1889) (junior synonym) * ''Achatina panthera'' Férussac, 1832 -
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: synonym of ''Achatina immaculata'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Achatina pellucida'' L. Pfeiffer, 1840: synonym of '' Blauneria heteroclita'' (Montagu, 1808) * ''Achatina reticulata'' Pfeiffer, 1845 -
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: synonym of ''
Lissachatina reticulata ''Lissachatina reticulata'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) * ''Achatina varicosa'' Pfeiffer, 1845 -
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
: synonym of '' Cochlitoma varicosa'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) * ''Achatina zanzibarica'' Bourguignat, 1879 -
Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
: synonym of ''
Lissachatina zanzibarica Lissachatina is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950. Accessed th ...
'' (Bourguignat, 1879) * ''Achatina zebra'' Bruguiere, 1792 -
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma zebra ''Cochlitoma zebra'' is a species of giant snail in the family Achatinidae. References Achatinidae Gastropods described in 1792 Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Bruguière {{Mollusk-stub ...
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