title: Varicostele
text: # Varicostele
  
  Varicostele is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  The distribution of the genus Varicostele includes:
  
  * Central Africa
  * Congo Basin
  * Uganda (1 species)
  
  ## Species
  
  Species within the genus Varicostele include:
  
  * Varicostele lessensis Pilsbry, 1919
  