Partula garrettii

Partula garrettii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. garrettii
Binomial name
Partula garrettii
Pease, 1864

Partula garrettii (Garrett's Tree Snail) is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia.

In 2026, it was announced that the species was successfully reintroduced to its Polynesian island by the London Zoo, the first invertebrate ever to be downlisted from extinct in the wild to critically endangered.

Infraspecies

Partula garrettii garrettii - status unknown

Partula garrettii rustica - extinct

Partula garrettii thalia - extinct

References

  1. 1 2 Gerlach, J. (2022). "Partula garrettii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T103143220A103143264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T103143220A103143264.en.
  2. ↑ "£20m mystery gift buys London Zoo new hospital where you can watch vets work". BBC News. 2026-04-28. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  3. ↑ Gerlach, Justin; Aberdeen, Sam; Amo, Tehoarii; Brocherieux, Christophe; Clarke, Dave; Depierre, Matai; Elliott, Jo; Fischer, Dominik; Garcia, Kayla; Höft, Sabrina; Howard, Kirahu; Lenoble, Eric; Mayer, Selena; Oliveira, Anthony; Pearce-Kelly, Paul; Robson, Alex; Taputuarai, Ravahere (2025). "Re-establishment of Partula tohiveana tree snails in French Polynesia after 40 years of extinction in the wild". Oryx. 59 (5). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 617–625. doi:10.1017/s0030605325000353. ISSN 0030-6053.