First geographical record of the giant african snail Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich, 1822) in urban areas of the Great Porto Alegre central region, Rio Grande do Sul State/ RS, Southernmost Brazil

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First geographical record of the giant african snail Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich, 1822), coexisting in "sympatry" with the traditional regional european invader species Helix (Cornu) aspersa Müller, 1774 in urban areas (wastelands, ornamental gardens and backyards) of the Great Porto Alegre central region, particularly in the "geographical hallway" of the Industrial District of Cachoeirinha, natural domain of the "Pampa Biome" (the last ecological frontier in Brazilian territory), Rio Grande do Sul State/ RS, Southernmost Brazil ...