# Tree snail

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{{Short description|Common name of several tree-dwelling snails}}

[[File:Tree Snail (Amphidromus adamsii) (8419517954).jpg|thumb|right|''[Amphidromus adamsii](/source/Amphidromus_adamsii)'']]

'''Tree snail''' is  a [common name](/source/common_name) that is applied to various kinds of tropical air-breathing [land snail](/source/land_snail)s, [pulmonate](/source/pulmonate) [gastropod](/source/gastropod) [mollusk](/source/mollusk)s that have [shell](/source/gastropod_shell)s, and that live in [tree](/source/tree)s, in other words, are exclusively [arboreal](/source/arboreal) 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-14 |title=What Is the Scientific Classification of Snails? |url=https://learningsnails.com/what-are-snails/ |access-date=2025-12-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Tree snail==
Genera and species that have the words "tree snail" as a part of their common name include:
* genus ''[Achatinella](/source/Achatinella)'' (Oahu tree snails) - [Oahu](/source/Oahu)
* genus ''[Partula](/source/Partula_(gastropod))'' (Polynesian tree snails) - [Pacific](/source/Pacific)
* genus ''[Samoana](/source/Samoana)'' (Samoan tree snails) - [Polynesia](/source/Polynesia) plus [one species](/source/Samoana_fragilis) in [Guam](/source/Guam).
* genus ''[Eua](/source/Eua_(gastropod))''
** ''[Eua zebrina](/source/Eua_zebrina)'' - Tutuila tree snail
* genus ''[Drymaeus](/source/Drymaeus)''
** ''[Drymaeus dominicus](/source/Drymaeus_dominicus)'' (Reeve, 1850) - master treesnail<ref name="ITIS Drymaeus">{{cite web |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=77013 |title=ITIS - Report: Drymaeus |website=www.itis.gov |access-date=12 May 2010}}</ref>
** ''[Drymaeus dormani](/source/Drymaeus_dormani)'' (W. G. Binney, 1857) - manatee treesnail<ref name="ITIS Drymaeus"/>
** ''[Drymaeus multilineatus](/source/Drymaeus_multilineatus)'' (Say, 1825) - lined treesnail<ref name="ITIS Drymaeus"/>
* genus ''[Orthalicus](/source/Orthalicus)'' (not all species)
** ''[Orthalicus reses](/source/Orthalicus_reses)'' - the Stock Island treesnail
*** ''Orthalicus reses nesodryas'' - Florida Keys treesnail
** ''[Orthalicus floridensis](/source/Orthalicus_floridensis)'' - banded treesnail
* genus ''[Amphidromus](/source/Amphidromus)''
** ''[Amphidromus asper](/source/Amphidromus_asper)'' - large-sized air-breathing tree  snail
** ''[Amphidromus atricallosus](/source/Amphidromus_atricallosus)'' - callose tree snail
** ''[Amphidromus perversus](/source/Amphidromus_perversus)'' - perverse tree snail
* genus ''[Liguus](/source/Liguus)'' (not all species)
** ''[Liguus fasciatus](/source/Liguus_fasciatus)'' (Müller, 1774) - Florida treesnail
* genus ''[Papustyla](/source/Papustyla)'' (not all species)
** ''[Papustyla pulcherrima](/source/Papustyla_pulcherrima)'' - emerald green snail, or green tree snail, or manus green tree snail

==See also==
* [Arboreal locomotion](/source/Arboreal_locomotion)
* [Polynesian tree snail](/source/Polynesian_tree_snail)

==References==
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Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Mollusc common names

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