Melanoides victoriae
Melanoides victoriae is a species of a freshwater snail, a gastropod in the Thiaridae family.
Distribution
The type locality is "the rapids above the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi", Zambezi River at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.Melanoides victoriae is endemic to Southern Africa, and the species distribution includes:
- Botswana
- South Africa
- Zambezi River, Zimbabwe
- East Caprivi and Okavango River in north-eastern Namibia
- Cunene River