Xerocerastus damarensis (H. Adams, 1870 )

Rapalai, Boikhutso Lerato, 2024, An annotated checklist of molluscs recorded from Botswana, Indago: Investigating nature and humanity in Africa (Oxford, England) 41 (10), pp. 15-44 : 29

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13132605

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scientific name

Xerocerastus damarensis (H. Adams, 1870 )
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49. Xerocerastus damarensis (H. Adams, 1870) View in CoL

Distribution and year: Dobe 1965 (van Bruggen 1966 a); Meno-a-kwena (about 24°E and 20°S), Ngamiland N/A ( Connolly 1912); Boritse–Tsetseng 1963 (NMSA 2023).

Geographic range: Botswana; Namibia; South Africa.

Habitat: Terrestrial.

Notes: The species’ range is restricted to drier regions of Southern Africa (van Bruggen 1966 a).

Type locality: “Damara Land”, Namibia ( Adams 1870) .

Sources: Connolly (1912: 167, as Ena (Xerocerastus) damarensis ); van Bruggen (1966 a: 105).

Conservation status: Not Evaluated.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

SubClass

Caenogastropoda

SuperOrder

Hygrophila

Order

Stylommatophora

Family

Achatinidae

Genus

Xerocerastus

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