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Identification guide for common and exotic snails

Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica)

Photo - Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica)

Common size 5-10cm.
Maximum size 20-30cm.
Not native to Australia. 
Prescribed and notifiable pest.
Moist habitats such as leaf litter, thick shrubs and timber piles.
Photo courtesy Annette K Goodman

Fraser's Land Snail (Sphaerospira fraseri)


Photo - Fraser's Land Snail (Sphaerospira fraseri)

Maximum size 4-5cm.
Native.  Northeast NSW and Southeast QLD.
Typically found in rainforests and wet open forests.

Common Garden Snail (Helix aspersa)


Photo - Common garden snail (Helix aspersa)


Maximum size 3-4cm.
Widely distributed throughout Australia.
Typically found in suburban gardens.


 

Green Snail (Helix aperta)

Photo - Green Snail (Helix aperta)

Maximum size 10-12cm
Established in WA.
Typically found in rainforests.



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Last updated 10 February 2005


 

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