Partula tohiveana

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}} {{Speciesbox | name = Tohiea tree snail | image = Partula tohiveana.JPG | status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Gerlach, J. |author2=Pearce-Kelly, P. |year=2025 |title=''Partula tohiveana'' |article-number=e.T16283A268742577 |doi= |access-date=28 March 2025}}</ref> | taxon = Partula tohiveana | authority = Crampton, 1924 | synonyms = }}

'''''Partula tohiveana''''', the '''Tohiea tree snail''',<ref>{{cite web |title=EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for Polynesian tree snails (Partula spp) |url=https://strapi.eaza.net/uploads/2019_Partula_sp_EAZA_Best_Practice_Guidelines_NV_10293206b2.pdf |website=EAZA |access-date=September 17, 2025}}</ref> is a partulid endemic to Moorea, and therefore one of several species with the common name '''Moorean viviparous tree snail'''. This species is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. It is endemic to highlands on Moorea, French Polynesia.

In September 2024, following a reintroduction campaign by Cambridge University and several zoos across the world, "born in the wild" snails have been observed for the first time in 40 years, thus, the species is officially considered re-established. It is now critically endangered, where it had previously been extinct in the wild since the 1980s.<ref name=Phys-2024>{{cite web |author=U. of Cambridge |date=26 September 2024 |title='Extinct' snails found breeding in French Polynesia following a successful reintroduction project |website=Phys.org |url=https://phys.org/news/2024-09-extinct-snails-french-polynesia-successful.html}}</ref>

''Partula tohiveana'' is the first invertebrate species to successfully be re-established following an Extinct in the Wild IUCN status.<ref name=Phys-2024/>

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tohiveana Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Gastropods described in 1924 Category:Taxa named by Henry Crampton