Appearance
The shell of this species is dextral in coiling. The shell of an adult snail is 16–27 mm in width. The umbilicus is narrow. The color of the shell is brown, shading to white underneath.The length of the body is up to 5–6 cm. The dorsal part of the head and foot is dark brown in color. The ventral parts are creamy white in color. The eye tentacles are long, and the eye spots are large.Distribution
This species occurs in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Fiji, and some islands in the Rhio Archipelago.Habitat
In Singapore these snails live in a variety of disturbed habitats, such as lawns, walkways and rubbish dumps, and like most land snails, they are observed more often after rain.These snails feed on vegetation, fruit and vegetables, and also on the decaying flesh of already dead animals.
In captivity the snails can feed on cucumber, lettuce, carrots, apple, and boiled eggs. The snails can eat chalk for calcium, and commercially available rat food for protein.
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