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. 2010 Dec 7;1:133. doi: 10.1038/ncomms1133

Table 1. Association of geographical distributions between sinistral land snails and pareatid snakes.

Snail distribution No. of genera
Proportion of sinistral genera (%)
  Sinistral Dextral  
Within the snake range 19 142 11.8
Outside the snake range
34
642
5.0

The order Stylommatophora excluding species unsuitable for analysis were used. In 33 genera, congeneric dextrals and sinistrals were counted as independent observations. Snail genera within the snake's range include those that are partly or fully sympatric with pareatid snakes.