---
title: "Segrijnslak"
description: "Cornu aspersum — Andere dieren. Cornu aspersum (syn."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/garden-snail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Segrijnslak

> Cornu aspersum — Andere dieren. Cornu aspersum (syn.

- Scientific name: *Cornu aspersum*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 150688
- Wikidata: [Q22019793](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22019793)
- iNaturalist taxon: [480298](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/480298)

## Names

- en: Garden Snail
- de: Gefleckte Weinbergschnecke
- es: Caracol europeo de jardín
- fr: Petit-gris
- nl: Segrijnslak

## Countries with the most observations

US (42563), GB (18301), FR (12934), MX (9479), AU (8727), ES (6567), DE (5947), IT (5788), PT (4808), ZA (4232), NZ (3186), NL (2074)

## Summary

Cornu aspersum (syn. Helix aspersa, Cryptomphalus aspersus), known by the common name garden snail, is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, which includes some of the most familiar land snails. Of all terrestrial molluscs, this species may be the most widely known. It was classified under the name Helix aspersa for over two centuries, but the prevailing classification now places it in the genus Cornu.
The garden snail is relished as a food item in some areas, but it is also widely regarded as a pest in gardens and in agriculture, especially in regions where it has been introduced accidentally, and where…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornu_aspersum

## Photo

![Segrijnslak](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/garden-snail/medium.jpg)

Photo: cglamb · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2900550

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/garden-snail?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).