Bulinus forskalii is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bulinidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.

[6] Its presence is uncertain in Mauritania, Nigeria and in Sierra Leone.

[1] The natural habitats for this species are lake margins, swamps, marshes and wetland areas.

[1] It lives in all types of freshwater bodies and it has been found mainly in dams and brooks in South Africa.

[9] Parasites of Bulinus forskalii include: It has been found incompatible with Schistosoma mattheei in South Africa.