{{Short description|Species of gastropod}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Speciesbox | image = Partula varia2.JPG | image_caption = Live ''Partula varia'' at Marwell Zoo. | image2 = PartulaVariaGlutinosa1.jpg | image2_caption = Shell of ''Partula varia glutinosa''. | status = EW | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Coote, T. |author2=Gerlach, J. |year=2022 |title=''Partula varia'' |article-number=e.T16295A119136043 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T16295A119136043.en}}</ref> | genus = Partula | species = varia | authority = Broderip, 1832 }}
'''''Partula varia''''' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Huahine, French Polynesia. It was extinct in the wild.<ref name=iucn/> In 2019 the species was reintroduced to the wild on Huahine.<ref name=Mckie>{{cite news |last=McKie |first=robin |date=28 September 2019 |title=Precious escargot: the mission to return tiny snails to Pacific islands |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/28/return-of-native-tiny-partula-snail-key-south-pacific-wildlife |work=The Guardian |access-date=21 March 2023}} </ref>
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Category:Fauna of French Polynesia varia Category:Gastropods described in 1832 Category:Taxa named by William Broderip Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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