
Determination table Achatinidae

Species
Shell
Shellcolor
bodycolor
Average size
Eggsize 
and color


Achatina achatina
pointed
brown with dark zig-zag stripes,
pink columella
dark with coarse
skin,a raised V on the back.
15-25 cm
5 mm,white


Achatina albopicta
very pointed,sutures very deep
beige,with brown blotches
and stripes,pink tip
very pale
7 cm



Achatina dimidiata
pointed
bodywhorl half yellowish-brown,the other
half reddish brown
pale with a darker stripe running
from the head towards the shell
12 cm



Achatina fulica
pointed
very variable
light-brown
10-12 cm



Achatina fulica rodatzi
pointed
yellowish brown sometimes with light brown
stripes
pale
10-12 cm



Achatina glutinosa
pointed
variable,often with a
chestnut brown bodywhorl
lightbrown




Achatina immaculata
less pointed than
A.fulica
Juveniles are very striped,
adults fading to whitish brown
orangish brown
12 cm
8 mm,white


Achatina iredalei
pointed,elongated,thin
yellow
pale
7-10 cm
ovo-viviparous


Achatina panthera
pointed,thick
off whitish,brownish,
with brown and bluish stripes
pale,with a darker stripe
running down the middle
12-15 cm



Achatina panthera
(striped form)
pointed
brown,darker stripes
pale,with a darker stripe
running down the middle
12-15 cm



Achatina reticulata
pointed,with welts
beige with brown stripes and blotches
light-brown
15-18 cm



Achatina smithii
pointed
brown with darker brown and yellowish stripes
pale
5-9 cm
yellowish white



Achatina stuhlmanni
pointed
brown,whitish,or uni-colored brown,
the bodywhorl sometimes clearly two-toned
pale




Archachatina marginata
apex blunt
very variable,but usually with a pink tip
grey,blackish or cream,with a raised V on the back
18 cm
10 mm,yellow


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Determination table Achatinidae
Species	Shell	Shellcolor	bodycolor	Average size	Eggsize and color
Achatina achatina	pointed	brown with dark zig-zag stripes, pink columella	dark with coarse skin,a raised V on the back.	15-25 cm	5 mm,white
Achatina albopicta	very pointed,sutures very deep	beige,with brown blotches and stripes,pink tip	very pale	7 cm
Achatina dimidiata	pointed	bodywhorl half yellowish-brown,the other half reddish brown	pale with a darker stripe running from the head towards the shell	12 cm
Achatina fulica	pointed	very variable	light-brown	10-12 cm
Achatina fulica rodatzi	pointed	yellowish brown sometimes with light brown stripes	pale	10-12 cm
Achatina glutinosa	pointed	variable,often with a chestnut brown bodywhorl	lightbrown
Achatina immaculata	less pointed than A.fulica	Juveniles are very striped, adults fading to whitish brown	orangish brown	12 cm	8 mm,white
Achatina iredalei	pointed,elongated,thin	yellow	pale	7-10 cm	ovo-viviparous
Achatina panthera	pointed,thick	off whitish,brownish, with brown and bluish stripes	pale,with a darker stripe running down the middle	12-15 cm
Achatina panthera (striped form)	pointed	brown,darker stripes	pale,with a darker stripe running down the middle	12-15 cm
Achatina reticulata	pointed,with welts	beige with brown stripes and blotches	light-brown	15-18 cm
Achatina smithii	pointed	brown with darker brown and yellowish stripes	pale	5-9 cm	yellowish white
Achatina stuhlmanni	pointed	brown,whitish,or uni-colored brown, the bodywhorl sometimes clearly two-toned	pale
Archachatina marginata	apex blunt	very variable,but usually with a pink tip	grey,blackish or cream,with a raised V on the back	18 cm	10 mm,yellow
10	22	27	16	14	1.14