According to Taiwan’s “Central News Agency” report, the research team of Kaohsiung University discovered a new species of snail in the Sheding Park in Kenting and named the Kenting high-volume, which has been published in academic journals.

Kenting Park Management Office said that because this kind of snail shell mouth will rise up, it is called a high cockpit. The Kenting high-enveloping type is small, about 0.2 cm in size, so it is not easy to find. In addition, they also coat the shell with some silt on the rock walls, plus some of the soft body is dark, even more. Not easy to find.

According to the Department of Surveillance, the high-mouthed estuary lives above the limestone wall and is resistant to drought and high temperatures. It is not the same as snails that are commonly found on the ground or crawling on trees. During the daytime, Kenting's high cockpit will stay dormant on the bare rock, but it will climb out at night or in the rain.

The management office pointed out that the Kenting high cockpit is similar to the high-profile snails in Luzon, Philippines, and the ancient island of Ryukyu. It is assumed that there should be closer kinship.

According to the Department of Health, Kenting Park has collected more than 30 species of terrestrial shellfish and has now added a new species of Taiwanese endemic species.

The Department of Health said that although Taiwan's terrestrial shellfish are not included in the list of conservation categories, because of the poor migration capacity of the land shellfish, many species have a very narrow range of distribution. Once the habitat is destroyed, it may disappear forever. On Earth.

Dr. Huang Chung-jung, Ph.D., Department of Life Sciences at Kaohsiung University, said that even in low-altitude areas such as Kenting in Taiwan, snails that have never been described can still be found. Obviously, our understanding of the diversity of species in this land is still very high. limited.