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Eobania vermiculata

Eobania vermiculata, also known as Helix vermiculata, common name the "chocolate-band snail" is a species of large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the true snails or typical snails.

This species of large land snail is common in the Mediterranean area, where it is found from eastern Spain to the Crimea. It has been introduced into Australia. It lives in a broad variety of habitats, usually in dry vegetation, mainly in the vicinity of the coast, and also in agricultural crops.

In northern Greece, copulation in this species takes place after the first rainfalls in autumn. These snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior. (Read more...)