2-532: Giant African land snail is the common name of several species within the family Achatinidae , a family of unusually large African terrestrial snails: The Giant African Snail exhibits a remarkable reproductive capacity as they exhibit simultaneous hermaphroditism. Possessing both male and female reproductive organs. This high reproductive output contributes significantly to the species' invasive success and population persistence in various habitats. Achatinidae Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek " agate ")
4-558: 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 Lissachatina fulica the Giant East African Snail. As of 2022, there were 105 genera recognized within the family Achatinidae. In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to
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