Achatina dammarensis L. Pfeiffer, 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 : 27

39. Achatina dammarensis L. Pfeiffer, 1870

Distribution and year: Dekar, 30 miles north-west of Ghanzi 1961 (van Bruggen 1963; NMSA 2023); Tshane Pan 1961 (van Bruggen 1963); Tuwhe Pan, 80 miles west of Tshane Pan 1961 (van Bruggen 1963); Koanaka Hills 1965 (van Bruggen 1966 a); Aha Hills 1965 (van Bruggen 1966 a); Tsodilo Hills 1965 (van Bruggen 1966 a); Nyatsane Pan, halfway between Molepolole and Tshane Pan 1965 (van Bruggen 1966 a); banks of Epukiro-Omuramba, approx. 20°S, 10 km east of Komeduve, south of Lake Ngami N/A ( Connolly 1912; 1939); Ngamiland, 30 miles west of Lake Ngami [ANSP166778] N/A ( GBIF 2023 b)

Geographic range: Botswana, Namibia.

Habitat: Terrestrial.

Notes: The species is endemic to Southern Africa, with its range restricted to the south and south-western semi-arid regions ( Fontanilla 2010).

Type locality: “Dammara province, West Africa”, former Damaraland , Namibia (Pfeiffer 1870) .

Sources: Connolly (1912: 192; 1939: 320); van Bruggen (1963: 266; 1966 a: 107); GBIF (2023 b).

Conservation status: Not Evaluated.