Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Rhytidoidea Genus Natalina Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Rhytididae Scientific name Natalina beyrichi Rank Species | |
 | ||
Similar Rhytididae, Euglandina, Euglandina rosea, Oʻahu tree snail, Achatinella mustelina | ||
The Pondoland cannibal snail, scientific name Natalina beyrichi, is a species of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snail, a carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
This species is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is called "cannibal" because it preys on other snails.
References
Pondoland cannibal snail Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA