Lissachatina fulica(ACHAFU)
Distribution details in Brazil
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2012: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 1980s
First recorded in: 1980s
Introduced in the 1980s for commercial purposes in Paraná, it then spread to most Brazilian States and the Federal District (including Amazonian region and natural reserves).
* Agudo-Padron AI (2016) Conservation of endemic molluscs in the Southermost region of Brazil: first confirmed record of the alien snail Achatina fulica in the Pampas biome. Tentacule 24, 21-22.
------- Rio Grande do Sul.
* Rodrigues P, Fernanez MA, Thiengo SC, Salgado NC, Gomes SR (2016) Diversity of terrestrial molluscs in urban areas and surrounding landscapes of Rio de Janeiro state, Brasil. Tentacule 24, 39-41.
------- Rio de Janeiro.
* Thiengo SC, Faraco FA, Salgado NC, Cowie RH, Fernandez MA (2007) Rapid spread of an invasive snail in South America: the giant African snail, Achatina fulica, in Brasil. Biological Invasions 9(6), 693-702.
* Van Buurt G, Debrot AO (2012) Introduced agricultural pests, plant and animal diseases and vectors in the Dutch Caribbean, with an ‘Alert species’ list. IMARES Wageningen UR (NL) report no. C193/11, 35 pp.
------- Rio Grande do Sul.
* Rodrigues P, Fernanez MA, Thiengo SC, Salgado NC, Gomes SR (2016) Diversity of terrestrial molluscs in urban areas and surrounding landscapes of Rio de Janeiro state, Brasil. Tentacule 24, 39-41.
------- Rio de Janeiro.
* Thiengo SC, Faraco FA, Salgado NC, Cowie RH, Fernandez MA (2007) Rapid spread of an invasive snail in South America: the giant African snail, Achatina fulica, in Brasil. Biological Invasions 9(6), 693-702.
* Van Buurt G, Debrot AO (2012) Introduced agricultural pests, plant and animal diseases and vectors in the Dutch Caribbean, with an ‘Alert species’ list. IMARES Wageningen UR (NL) report no. C193/11, 35 pp.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present, no details | ||
| Bolivia | Present, no details | ||
| Colombia | Present, no details | ||
| Paraguay | Present, no details | ||
| Peru | Present, no details | ||
| Venezuela | Present, no details |