BPBM 263153Malacology

Achatina fulica

African Giant Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae

Collected by: Robert H. Cowie; Robert H. Cowie
Date: October 22, 1992
Locality: Samoa; Tutuila; Tiatauala/Sauma Ridge
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Identified by: Robert H. Cowie
Record type: Preservedspecimen

131 Bishop specimens of Achatina fulica · collected 1938–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 22, 1992, Robert H. Cowie; Robert H. Cowie also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lissachatina fulica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31,971 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31

Pineapple Garden Maze, Wahiawa, HI, US

(c) amy_flowerhunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US

(c) Halle Furnish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

Sector 36 Mehr chand mahajan DAV College for women sector 36 A, 36A, Sector 36, Chandigarh, 160036, India

(c) Tanvir Kaur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

East District, Chiayi City, TW

(c) dearlulu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

600台灣嘉義市東區鹿寮里

(c) 林香香, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30

Gastão Penalva - Andaraí, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20541-190, Brasil

(c) Roberto Nogueira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Achatina fulica. BPBM 263153. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34701901. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/263153.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34701901 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026