Limnaea natalensis

Common Pond Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Lymnaeidae

Collected by: E.L Layard; A. GarrettAndrew J. Garrett →E.L. Layard →
Locality: Africa; South Africa; Natal
Region: Africa
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Radix natalensis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-26.

2026-03-26

Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, South Africa

(c) Rob Palmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2020-08-16

Ngamiland East, North-West, Botswana

(c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-07-12

Ngamiland West, North-West, Botswana

(c) Wilderness Safaris Botswana - Conservation Team, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-07-06

Ngamiland North, Botswana

(c) Wilderness Safaris Botswana - Conservation Team, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2018-07-31

Ngamiland North, Botswana

(c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2018-07-03

North-West District, Botswana

(c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Limnaea natalensis. BPBM 6948. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37437595. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/6948.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37437595 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026