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Liguus are native to Cuba, Hispaniola, the Isle of Pines and Florida. It is widely accepted that they originated from Cuba, but it is unclear how they arrived in south Florida. The lack of early fossil evidence of Liguus in Florida suggests that its arrival was relatively recent in geologic time.

The former range of Liguus extended from Key West north to Boca Raton and west to Marco Island.  Habitat destruction, however, has reduced that range to a few islands in the Florida Keys and the Ten Thousand Islands, small Atlantic Coastal Ridge populations, and larger populations in Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve. Because the snail is vulnerable to man, fire, flood, and freeze, its chances for expansion or protection outside of south Florida's public lands are poor.