Two alien snail species found in Asia for first time

Tiny hitchhikers: Both snails were likely to have been accidentally introduced via horticultural shipments, said LKCNHM records. — The Straits Times/ANN

Two snail species – the Cuban brown snail and Beck’s awlsnail – have been spotted in Singapore for the first time.

This also marks their first sighting in Asia, reports by the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) said on Feb 28.