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Snail

Asperitas sp (?)

Photo by AlbertKang
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Field Notes

Description:

Colourful Snail.
Not very sure, but could be from the genus of Asperitas.
Size of shell is around 1.5 cm, with yellow, blue and brown colours.

Pics #2 & #3 shows smaller Snails with less blue colour on their shell.

Habitat:

High altitude forest

Notes:

Although this species is not listed in the endangered list, but its possibly an undescribed species which could also be rare. I have changed the location to Manila, Philippines to avoid disclosing the exact location.

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Comments (21)

Ha ha, if only its that easy, @Mark! lol This was found in a remote mountain top, no kids goes there to play.
Shouldn't leave those lying around. Kids might think they are lollies.
Yes, @Joseph, it was really WOW when I first saw them :) Would love to go back to that mountain to see them again.
Yes, @Leuba, its a beauty for sure :)
Congrats Albert, your colorful Snail has made the top 10 other spottings in the '2015 Best Wildlife Photo' mission! Rangers are voting on the top 10 other spottings, and the top 3 will be announced on February 7th. The top 3 spottings will be commented on here on the site, but make sure you keep a look out on our Facebook app page for the announcement as well! Congratulations on making the top 10! https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah
WOWWWW !!! Congratulations on spotting such a magnificent creature!
Thanks, @Ashutosh, @Francisco and @armadeus for your kind comments. I saw several of this Snails during the trip, a few were much smaller and its interesting to note the blue circle becomes more prominent as the shell gets bigger. I guess as they gets bigger, the newer shell turns from yellow to green and eventually to blue :)
Makes me think of a yo-yo! Very cool snail. Thank you for sharing Albert :)

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