Archachatina- Found in South and West Africa, these snails lay large eggs, that can be upto 2cm long, that sometimes take upto 2 months to hatch, they all have a blunted-round apex, whille in Achatina the apex is much more pointed. 

They're skin is usually rough, all species of Archachatina have a raised "V" on they're tail, the only Achatina that has such a characteristic is Achatina achatina, but they also have a pointed shell, and as such, are easy to identify and tell  apart from Archachatina species.

 Archachatina marginata

 Archachatina degneri

 Archachatina species of the Ivory Coast

 Archachatina puylaerti

(above) adult Archachatina marginata var. ovum

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