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O’ahu Tree Snails (Achatinella fulgens) also known as Kahuli in Hawaiian is a land snail from the species Achatinellidae. O’ahu tree snails are endemic to Hawai’i and are currently extremely endangered. Their shells were previously used to make leis and they were mentioned in Hawaiian mo’olelo.
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editDistribution and habitat
editThis species is endemic to Hawaii and can be found in the Ko’olau Mountains, usually in places where it has low elevation.
Description
editThe shells are around 2 cm in length and are adorned with stripes or spiraled lines that are white and brown in color.
Predators and Threats
edit- Rats
- Jackson Chameleons
- Rosy Wolf Snail
Low growth rates and fertility rates, predators and natural disturbances can leave them vulnerable. Non-Native plants also degrade their habitats.
Hawaiian stories
editNative hawaiians would often collect these shells to make leis, hawaiians also thought the Kahuli were snails that could sing and they would chirp as they moved along trees.
References
editU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1. 1993. Recovery Plan for Oahu Tree Snails[1]
Price, Melissa R.; Hadfield, Michael G.; Knapp, Ingrid S. S.; Toonen, Robert J.; Forsman, Zac H. (2021-04-22). Evolutionary genomics of endangered Hawaiian tree snails[2]
Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management. 2020[3]
Hawaiian Chant about Hawaiian Tree Snails[4]
Chiaverano, Luciano M.; Holland, Brenden S. (2014-05-08). "Impact of an invasive predatory lizard on the endangered Hawaiian tree snail Achatinella mustelina: a threat assessment"[5]
Islands, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Pacific (2021-12-06). "Oahu Tree Snails-The Voice of the Forest".[6]
- ^ Recovery Plan for the O'ahu Tree Snails of the Genus Achatinella. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1. 1993.
- ^ Price, Melissa R.; Hadfield, Michael G.; Knapp, Ingrid S. S.; Toonen, Robert J.; Forsman, Zac H. (2021-04-22). "Evolutionary genomics of endangered Hawaiian tree snails (Achatinellidae: Achatinellinae) for conservation of adaptive capacity". PeerJ. 9: e10993. doi:10.7717/peerj.10993. ISSN 2167-8359.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "Achatinella". Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management. 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ "Kahuli Aku". www.huapala.org. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ Chiaverano, Luciano M.; Holland, Brenden S. (2014-05-08). "Impact of an invasive predatory lizard on the endangered Hawaiian tree snail Achatinella mustelina: a threat assessment". Endangered Species Research. 24 (2): 115–123. doi:10.3354/esr00589. ISSN 1863-5407.
- ^ Islands, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Pacific (2021-12-06). "Oahu Tree Snails-The Voice of the Forest". Conservation in the Pacific Islands. Retrieved 2022-10-10.