Annotated checklist of the land snail fauna from southern Cambodia (Mollusca, Gastropoda)

By

Čhirasak Sutčharit
Ngor, Peng Bun
Chhuoy, Samol
Ngor, Peng Bun
Jeratthitikul, Ekgachai
Siriwut, Warut
Zhong hua jiao yu wen hua ji jin dong shi hui bian yi wei yuan hui 中华教育文化基金董事会编译委员会
Ng, Ting Hui
Pholyotha, Arthit
Jirapatrasilp, Parin
Somsak Panhā‏

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

948

Pages

1--46

Subjects

Biodiversity , Conservation , Indochina , limestones , systematics

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.948.51671

 

Abstract

Prior to this study, few collections and records were made of the land snails in Cambodia and the historical taxa had never been reviewed. Herein a report on the land snail diversity based on specimens collected recently from karstic and non-karstic areas in southern Cambodia is provided. This checklist presents 36 species of land snails (two Neritimorpha, six Caenogastropoda, and 28 Heterobranchia). Illustrations and brief taxonomic notes/remarks are provided for every species. We also describedGeorrisa carinataSutcharit & Jirapatrasilp,sp. nov.based on some distinct shell morphological characters. Since the first descriptions during the colonial period in the nineteenth century, some land snail species (e.g.,Trichochloritis norodomiana,Durgella russeola,Anceyoconcha siamensis obesulacomb. nov.,Anceyoconcha chaudoensiscomb. nov., andSuccinea tenuis) have not been reported subsequently. This probably reflects a lack of knowledge concerning land snail biodiversity in this country. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive survey of land snails in southern Cambodia. A need for more field research and systematic revision of the land snails in this interesting region is also highlighted and demonstrated.