Helix vladika is a species of large, air-breathing land snail native to Montenegro , Albania and Serbia. It has a brown, conical shell. It is the largest land snail species in Europe. Typical habitat are beech forests. The species is closely related to Helix straminea.
References
Neubert, E. (2014). Revision of Helix Linnaeus, 1758 in its eastern Mediterranean distribution area, and reassignment of Helix godetiana Kobelt, 1878 to Maltzanella Hesse, 1917 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicidae). Contributions to Natural History, 26: 1–200. Bern Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links Kobelt, W. (1898). Neue Helix-Arten aus Montenegro. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 30 (11/12): 161-165. Frankfurt am Main