Pomacea maculata G. Perry, 1810 In Retention Pond On Baymeadows Road

    During a trip to the dentist on 9/8/2021 a population of presumably Pomacea maculata G. Perry, 1810 was discovered in a small overgrown roadside retention pond on the corner of Baymeadows Road and Baymeadows Circle East. Although many egg clutches were present, only a single live snail could be found due to the thick vegetation. This diminutive retention pond is well known to this reporter as back in 2006 a very large population of native Pomacea paludosa (Say, 1829) was discovered there - see Baymeadows Road, Southeastern Duval County. During this recent visit no evidence of the continued presence of Pomacea paludosa was seen.

   The Baymeadows Road area is replete with small water bodies - many of which are interconnected by underground drainage systems including this particular location. It's therefore likely that other area water bodies currently have or will eventually also have Pomacea maculata.

Retention pond looking towards Baymeadows Road

A ca. 80 mm. specimen retrieved from the retention pond