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Giant African Land Snail (Lissachatina fulica) (White Jade)
Lissachatina fulica "White Jade"
The most beloved variant. The shell retains the beautiful wild black and brown stripes, but the snail's fleshy body is a pure ghostly white.
Class:Gastropoda
Order:Stylommatophora
Family:Achatinidae
Subfamily:Achatininae
Genus:Lissachatina
Species:Lissachatina fulica "White Jade"
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Environment
Terrestrial
Humidity
70 - 90 %
Day temperature
20 - 25 °C
Night temperature
20 - 25 °C
UVB
None
Species description
Geographic Origin and Habitat: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about geographic origin and habitat for Lissachatina fulica "White Jade". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Taxonomy and Genetics: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about taxonomy and genetics for Lissachatina fulica "White Jade". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Behaviour and Habits: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about behaviour and habits for Lissachatina fulica "White Jade". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Morphology and Sexual Dimorphism: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about morphology and sexual dimorphism for Lissachatina fulica "White Jade". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Terrarium Setup: Guidance about terrarium setup for Lissachatina fulica "White Jade" must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Lighting and Heating: Guidance about lighting and heating for Lissachatina fulica "White Jade" must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Humidity and Hydration: Guidance about humidity and hydration for Lissachatina fulica "White Jade" must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Feeding and Supplementation: Guidance about feeding and supplementation for Lissachatina fulica "White Jade" must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Compatibility and Coexistence: Guidance about compatibility and coexistence for Lissachatina fulica "White Jade" must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Health and Common Diseases: Guidance about health and common diseases for Lissachatina fulica "White Jade" must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
This species originates from: Africa Orientale (Coste umide, giardini e foreste tropicali in Kenya, Tanzania e Madagascar).
Origin
Africa and Madagascar
Terrestrial invertebrate profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- 20 cm
- Lifestyle/Microhabitat
- No verified data available
- Activity cycle
- No verified data available
- Sociality
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Venom level
- No verified data available
- Handling tolerance
- No verified data available
- Brumation
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
The catalog's scalar value is 20 cm. The USDA APHIS — Giant African Snail source reports a maximum adult measurement of 20 cm for this species, recorded as shell height. The biological datum refers to the base species Lissachatina fulica, not exclusively to the commercial variety. These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
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