Snails are most active when the ground is moist and temperatures are moderate. Look for them after the spring thaw but before the hot summer starts, and again in the fall. This guide should help identify the most commonly found land snails on …

beginner is that there is no simple, fool-proof way of recognising that a snail is immature. Many species have. Mouth with coloured thickening (top left, Cepaea nemoralis); white flange (Helicigona lapicida); white flange and one tooth (Lauria cylindracea); flange and 4-5 teeth (Leiostyla anglica).

Land snails and slugs live in a wide variety of terrestrial habits throughout British Columbia— including forests of all types, rock slides, alpine tundra and meadows and marshes. Many of these are not native, live in city gardens and in other modified habitats.

Snails are most active when the ground is moist and temperatures are moderate. Look for them after the Spring thaw but before the hot summer starts, and again in the Fall. This guide should help identify the most commonly found land snails on …

One of the largest land snails in BC, the shell has 5 to 6 whorls (spirals) with lighter colored axial ribs (thin bands that cross each whorl). The uppermost whorls are often pale from wear. Shell colour ranges from gold to dark brown, lightening to amber around the aperture (shell opening).

The Fraser Valley hosts five snail species, four of which are native. One non-native species, the Grovesnail, is the most commonly found snail in your garden. All of our native snails have a central pit on their underside, while the Grovesnail does not.

E-Fauna BC provides information on the biogeography of the wildlife of British Columbia. Detailed information on species--interactive maps, photographs, taxonomic descriptions--is provided along with links to relevant outside sites.

Jul 6, 2023 · In BC, we have several species of land snails. Some common snail species you may find are the Grovesnail, Pacific sideband, Lancetooth and northwest Hesperian. The Oregon forestsnail can be distinguished from these species by: A deep central pit on its underside.

To assess presence and range of native and non-native snail and slug species throughout the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley regions of British Columbia, Canada.

Apr 25, 2013 · In addition to working on his own web site (Molluc.ca), land snail expert Robert Forsyth is currently updating the land snail and slug pages on E-Fauna BC. This includes expanded species descriptions, habitat information and distribution information. The updating is ongoing, and the following species have now been updated: