draparnaud glass snail oxychilus draparnaudi the concrete floor

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Draparnaud's glass snail (Oxychilus draparnaudi) on the concrete floor.

Draparnaud's glass snail (Oxychilus draparnaudi) is a species of small land snail in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails. This species is large for a glass snail, also called the dark-bodied glass snail. The shell is glossy and is a translucent yellowish-brown and gold in color, somewhat whiter underneath. The visible soft parts of the animal are a very unusual strong dark blue, mixed with grey.