Polymita picta, also known as the Cuban painted snail or the oriente tree snail, is a species of large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cepolidae.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Cuban Painted Snail
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Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikipedia: Polymita picta
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q3907755 (P225 taxon name)
Section: Biology
Polymita picta mainly feeds on lichen, moss and on fungal biofilms present on bark and leaves.
Section: Conservation
The snails' shells are sought after by poachers and used to make jewelry and trinkets.
Infobox: status
CITES_A1
View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life
4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Polymita picta
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory recordQuote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Cuban Painted Snail
- Wikidata Q3907755, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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