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Post by kristensaurr on Oct 19, 2010 3:49:09 GMT
Hi, I was just wondering if there were any wild snails that you guys know of in (specifically) Sacramento (California/US) that I should be on the lookout for. I've had my three helix aspersas for a while now (Benjamin, Sally, and Joseph) and have recently captured three more Oxychilus cellarius (Have not yet been named). I'll update with some pictures later, I just thought perhaps some of the Californians could discuss their native snails and maybe even direct each other to which rocks they should be looking under.
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coyote
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Post by coyote on Oct 19, 2010 18:50:55 GMT
The best way to find out is to go to a nearby nature preserve, wildlife refuge or county/state park and ask the resident biologist about local native snails. You could also go to a nearby natural history museum, or even a college or university. Don't be surprised, though, if the biologists don't know much about snails. They know about the "cute" animals but not every single species in the area.
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Post by wolf on Oct 19, 2010 20:06:15 GMT
Hi , there is a checklist for Californian snails: Roth, B.& P.S. Sadeghian. 2003. Checklist of the land snails and slugs of California. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Contributions in Science (3). 81 ppKind regards: wolf
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Post by coyote on Oct 20, 2010 20:23:51 GMT
That checklist is a good place to start, but I've found that it is not comprehensive. There are local populations of species in my area that are not included in that list.
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Post by wolf on Oct 23, 2010 21:12:02 GMT
Hi coyote, great, good news......... . Knowledge is progress, not a status . Did you tell the authors about your findings? It might be helpful and they should be very interested. Kind regards: wolf
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Post by coyote on Oct 24, 2010 20:00:27 GMT
That had not occurred to me, wolf. I will look into that. Thanks for the suggestion.
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