|
|
Post by Tomáš Protiva on Mar 5, 2012 21:36:57 GMT
I have my first Archachatina adelinae Cameroon baby. I had only one adult left and after half a year I found one baby in the tank. From other eggs nothing hatched. I am happy for at least on baby:-) Baby is now older and has 25 mm. Attachments:
|
|
|
|
Post by pinkunicorn on Mar 5, 2012 21:38:12 GMT
Awww such a cutie!
|
|
|
|
Post by Tomáš Protiva on Mar 5, 2012 21:41:43 GMT
When he was born he didn´t looks like adelinae. I was confused if I didn´t make some mistake and for example put adult adelinae in other box with some eggs:-) But now he looks like really nice adelinae:-)
|
|
|
|
Post by PennyFarthing on Mar 5, 2012 21:45:04 GMT
Congratulations! I'm glad you've at least got one baby.  |
|
|
|
Post by brunni on Mar 7, 2012 17:54:40 GMT
I would agree with your ID, but only as far as Archachatina adelinae = subspecies or pattern form of A. papyracea. So I would identify it as A. papyracea adelinae. It is endemic to Cameroon. If I may have your permission to cut/copy & paste your image back to this forum page then I will seek to explain further. |
|
|
|
Post by brunni on Mar 7, 2012 18:07:06 GMT
I forgot to attach my pic of an A. papyracea protoconch ( pink one ) : colors of early whorls in Cameroon Archachatina vary widely according to district.  Can you compare structure to yours ? |
|
|
|
Post by Tomáš Protiva on Mar 9, 2012 12:12:43 GMT
Yes you can:-) I am also not sure if Archachatina adelinae can have full species status and I didn´t have time to study it deeper. I am always interested in some new informations, data, pictures... concerning taxonomy and intraspecies variability. I have papyracea from Nigeria (they have white or only slightly pink apex) and one specimen frm Cameroon which looks axactly same, and than I have these adelinae bought from Grabowitz. Can you please post some more pictures of different papyracea or adelinae you have? Or better to send pictures on my email. I will add some other photos soon. Now I have little time sorry.
|
|
|
|
Post by brunni on Mar 11, 2012 11:28:19 GMT
After seeing a number of shells of A. papyracea and A. papyracea adelinae from the south west area of Cameroon I noted differences in the color of the shell and protoconch as well as the extent of the dark "lightning bolt" patterns. A. papyracea: these dark patterns cover the entire area of the last whorl ( see my shell on right ) A. papyracea adelinae : these dark patterns extend from the middle of the last whorl to the base and is reduced to dark spots and short or weak marks on the top half of the whorl ( see my shell on left ).  Now here is Armak's picture of his baby adelinae. Sorry to stand him on his head but we are looking at his shell pattern on the last whorl. Above the mid-whorl line the dark pattern is short and broken ( here indicated in GREEN ) and below pattern is bold and continuous to the base ( marked in BLUE ).  |
|
rosiesnail2
Achatina immaculata
3 Albino Achatina Reticulata on sale with tank ♥️
Posts: 242
|
Post by rosiesnail2 on Mar 11, 2012 12:40:54 GMT
WOW! You have alooot of knowledge
|
|
|
|
Post by Tomáš Protiva on Mar 14, 2012 22:24:11 GMT
Brunni, thank you very much for your explanation. Your collection of shells is very good.
|
|
