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Pondoland cannibal snail
The
Pondoland
cannibal snail
,
scientific name
Natalina
beyrichi
, is a
species
of medium-sized
predatory
air-breathing
land snail
, a
carnivorous
terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod
mollusc
in the
family
Rhytididae
.
This species is
endemic
to
South Africa
. Its
natural habitat
is
temperate forests
. It is
threatened
by
habitat loss
.
It is called "cannibal" because it
preys
on other
snails
.