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Today's snail: Liguus fasciatus | Florida Tree Snail
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Today's snail: Liguus fasciatus | Florida Tree Snail
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Florida Tree Snail - Liguus fasciatus
Shells of the terrestrial snail Liguus fasciatus (Stylommatophora - Orthalicidae) range in color and pattern from white to black, solid to banded, dull to glossy. Vivid yellows, browns, blues, and greens are often displayed as stripes, flames, and washes. The color patterns of the beautiful shells are so variable that have been described up to 58 varieties. Several are now extinct and others are extremely rare.
The Florida Tree Snail occurs in Southern Florida (US), Cuba, and Isle of Pines.
The snail in the picture belongs to the subspecies Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus.
References: [1] - [2]
Photo credit: ©Burnt Umber | Locality: Coral Gables, Dade Co., Miami, US (2011)
Candy Cane Snail (Liguus virgineus); Length 5,8 cm; Originating from Hispaniola; Shell of own collection, therefore not geocoded.
Photo by H. Zell.
Finalist for Wikimedia Picture of the Year 2013.