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'''Achatinidae''' (New Latin, from Greek "''agate''") is a [[family (biology)|family]] of medium to large sized tropical [[land snail]]s, [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s from [[Africa]]. The family includes some 13 genera.
Well known species include ''[[Achatina achatina]]'' the Giant African Snail, and ''[[Achatina fulica]]'' the Giant East African Snail.
==See also==
*[[Largest animals]]
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'''Achatinidae''' (New Latin, from Greek "''agate''") is a [[family (biology)|family]] of medium to large sized tropical [[land snail]]s, [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s from [[Africa]]. The family includes some 13 genera.
Well known species include ''[[Achatina achatina]]'' the Giant African Snail, and ''[[Achatina fulica]]'' the Giant East African Snail.
==See also==
*[[Largest animals]]
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