The Girdled Snail Hygromia cinctella (Draparnaud, 1801) new to the Czech Republic

Abstract

The Girdled Snail (Hygromia cinctella (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Hygromiidae)) is recorded for the first time in the Czech Republic in Prague-Holešovice. Its occurrence in the Czech Republic has been expected since this terrestrial snail has been dispersing through neighbouring countries (Austria, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands) in recent decades.

The number of non-native molluscan species in the Czech Republic now stands at 21.

Keywords

• Hygromia cinctella
• Hygromiidae
• Pulmonata
• Czech Republic
• invasive species
• first record