EPPO Global Database

Lissachatina fulica(ACHAFU)

Distribution details in United Arab Emirates

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, few occurrences
References
* Vijayan K, Suganthasakthivel R, Sajeev TV, Soorae PS, Naggs F, Wade CM (2020) Genetic variation in the giant African snail Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) in its invasive ranges of Asia and West Africa. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 131(4), 973-985.
------- 9 snails collected from Abu Dhabi Emirate in a single locality near an urbanized area in Al Watbha in 2019.