Tree snail is a

common name In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrast ...

that is applied to various kinds of tropical air-breathing

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...

pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s that have

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s, and that live in trees, in other words, are exclusively

arboreal Arboreal locomotion is the Animal locomotion, locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some animals may scale trees only occasionally, but others are exclusively arboreal. Th ...

in habitat. Some other species of air-breathing land snails may sometimes be found on tree trunks, or even in the foliage of trees, but this does not mean they live their whole lives in trees, and they are not considered to be tree snails.

Tree snail

Genera and species that have the words "tree snail" as a part of their common name include: forestry and

silviculture Silviculture is the practice of controlling the growth, composition/structure, and quality of forests to meet values and needs, specifically timber production. The name comes from the Latin ('forest') and ('growing'). The study of forests and wo ...

are a part of the tree snails habitat * genus ''

Achatinella ''Achatinella'' is a tropical genus of colorful land snails in the monotypic Achatinellidae subfamily ''Achatinellinae''. Species are arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks with some species called Oʻahu tree snails or kāhuli in the Hawaiian la ...

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O'ahu tree snail ''Achatinella'' is a tropical genus of colorful land snails in the monotypic Achatinellidae subfamily ''Achatinellinae''. Species are arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks with some species called Oʻahu tree snails or kāhuli in the Hawaiian la ...

, 40 species. * '' Partula'' - various species in the genus ''Partula'' are known under the common name "Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail" or "Polynesian Tree Snail". * ''

Samoana ''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, Terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' - in addition, various species in the genus ''Samoana'' are known under the common name "Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail" or "Polynesian Tree Snail". ** ''

Samoana abbreviata The short Samoan tree snail, ''Samoana abbreviata'', is a species of tropical, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana abbreviata (Mouss ...

'' - known as the short Samoan tree snail

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Various species have the word "treesnail" as part of their common name: * ''

Drymaeus ''Drymaeus'' is a large genus of medium-sized air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Peltellinae of the family Bulimulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Drymaeus Albers, 1850. Ac ...

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Drymaeus dominicus ''Drymaeus'' is a large genus of medium-sized air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Peltellinae of the family Bulimulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Drymaeus Albers, 1850. Ac ...

'' (Reeve, 1850) - master treesnail ** ''

Drymaeus dormani ''Drymaeus dormani'', common name the manatee treesnail, is a species in the family Bulimulidae. These snails were once used to control sooty mold on citrus trees in central Florida. Distribution This species occurs in northern and central ...

'' (W. G. Binney, 1857) - manatee treesnail ** ''

Drymaeus multilineatus ''Drymaeus multilineatus'', common name the lined treesnail, is a species of medium-sized air-breathing, tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bulimulidae. Distribution This species occurs in Florida ...

'' (Say, 1825) - lined treesnail * ''

Orthalicus reses ''Orthalicus reses'', the Stock Island tree snail, is a species of large tropical air-breathing tree snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae. It was first described in 1830 by the American naturalist Thomas ...

'' - the Stock Island treesnail ** ''Orthalicus reses nesodryas'' - Florida Keys treesnail * ''

Orthalicus floridensis ''Orthalicus'' is a genus of land snails in the family Orthalicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orthalicus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995 ...

'' - banded treesnail * ''

Liguus fasciatus ''Liguus fasciatus'', the Liguus Tree Snails, also known as "living jewels", is a species of air-breathing land snail, a tree snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae. Subspecies In Florida this species in ...

'' (Müller, 1774) - Florida treesnail * ''

Papustyla pulcherrima The emerald green snail, green tree snail, or Manus green tree snail, scientific name ''Papustyla pulcherrima'', sometimes listed as ''Papuina pulcherrima'', is a species of large, air-breathing tree snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mo ...

'' - emerald green snail, or green tree snail, or manus green tree snail *

Amphidromus asper ''Amphidromus asper'' is a species of large-sized air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae. Morphology This species has large-sized swollen yellow-brown shell with black zigzag lines. Distribution � ...

-large-sized air-breathing tree snail

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