Yellow Elephant snail

Synonyms:

Yellow Rabbit snail, Yellow Tylo snail

Scientific name:

Tylomelania sp. (‘Yellow’)

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Origin:

T. sp. ‘Yellow’ is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is found in Lake Poso, but is also likely to be distributed in associated rivers. The image below shows Lake Poso and its river systems.

Habitat:

Size:

75 mm

(up to 100 mm reported)

My water parameters:

Temperature	29°C
pH	7,5
General hardness	3°
Carbonate hardness	7°
Total dissolved solids	262 ppm
Electrical conductivity	570 µS

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Images:

Tylomelania sp. – Yellow Elephant snail

Videos:

Sources:

• “Radiation of Endemic Species Flocks in Ancient Lakes
  Systematic Revision of the Freshwater Shrimp Caridina H. Milne
  Edwards, 1837 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) from the Ancient Lakes
  Of Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the Description of Eight New Species”
  K. Rintelen, Y. Cai.

Image of Lake Poso.