Asian trampsnail

Taxobox
name = Asian trampsnail


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
ordo = Pulmonata
familia = Bradybaenidae
genus = "Bradybaena"
species = "B. similaris"
binomial = "Bradybaena similaris"
binomial_authority = (Férussac, 1821)The Asian trampsnail, "Bradybaena similaris" , is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bradybaenidae.

This species of snail makes and uses love darts.

Distribution

This species is native to Southeast Asia, but it has been accidentally introduced to many areas around the world, including the southeastern USA.

Habitat

As an introduced species, the Asian trampsnail is often found in areas with tall grasses and high humidity. Typically this species is found in gardens, greenhouses, and similar habitats, sometimes retreating under logs or fallen branches. cite web |url=http://nis.gsmfc.org/nis_factsheet.php?toc_id=123|title= Asian Trampsnail, Gulf State Marine Fisheries Commission | accessdate=2007-09-29]

Dundee and Cancienne reported that this snail can survive winters in Louisiana where the temperature fell as low as 5-10°C.

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