A living guide to Kauaʻi

Kauaʻi species, habitats and conservation records

Explore the island’s native and introduced species, habitats, watersheds and conservation work. Each record connects its description, images and sources with the interactive Atlas.

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  Leptachatina haenensis

  Leptachatina haenensis

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1724006 treats Leptachatina haenensis as an accepted terrestrial species; an

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  Leptachatina knudseni

  Leptachatina knudseni

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1724460 treats Leptachatina knudseni as an accepted terrestrial species; an H

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  Leptachatina laevis

  Leptachatina laevis

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1615878 treats Leptachatina laevis as an accepted terrestrial species; an HBS

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  Leptachatina leucochila

  Leptachatina leucochila

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1724675 treats Leptachatina leucochila as an accepted terrestrial species; an

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  Leptachatina lucida

  Leptachatina lucida

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1615883 treats Leptachatina lucida as an accepted terrestrial species; an HBS

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  Leptachatina pachystoma

  Leptachatina pachystoma

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1723465 treats Leptachatina pachystoma as an accepted terrestrial species; an

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  Leptachatina perforata

  Leptachatina perforata

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1725370 treats Leptachatina perforata as an accepted terrestrial species; an

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  Leptachatina pumicata

  Leptachatina pumicata

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1725062 treats Leptachatina pumicata as an accepted terrestrial species; an H

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  Leptachatina pupoidea

  Leptachatina pupoidea

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1725066 treats Leptachatina pupoidea as an accepted terrestrial species; an H

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  Leptachatina pyramis

  Leptachatina pyramis

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1725069 treats Leptachatina pyramis as an accepted terrestrial species; an HB

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  Leptachatina striata

  Leptachatina striata

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1557191 treats Leptachatina striata as an accepted terrestrial species; an HB

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  Leptachatina striatula

  Leptachatina striatula

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1480155 treats Leptachatina striatula as an accepted terrestrial species; an

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  Leptachatina tenebrosa

  Leptachatina tenebrosa

  Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey freshwater and terrestrial mollusk checklist explicitly lists Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1615881 treats Leptachatina tenebrosa as an accepted terrestrial species; an

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  Liloa mongii

  Liloa mongii

  Expert Hawaiian sea-slug account explicitly includes Kauai in the distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 833007 was inspected: source name Liloa mongii; status accepted; accepted name Liloa mongii. Expert account reports protected/expos

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  Limaria parallela

  Limaria parallela

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 visually confirms the species at one or more Kauai stations (Ka1-Ka4) in its present-study table. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 505486 was inspected: source name Limaria parallela; status accepted; accepted n

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  Littoraria scabra

  Littoraria scabra

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 visually confirms the species at one or more Kauai stations (Ka1-Ka4) in its present-study table. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 208939 was inspected: source name Littoraria scabra; status accepted; accepted n

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  Littoraria undulata

  Littoraria undulata

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 visually confirms the species at one or more Kauai stations (Ka1-Ka4) in its present-study table. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 208934 was inspected: source name Littoraria undulata; status accepted; accepted

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  Lobiger viridis

  Lobiger viridis

  Expert account explicitly includes Kauai; two 2026 research-grade Kauai observations provide current corroboration. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 494421 was inspected: source name Lobiger viridis; status accepted; accepted name Lobiger viridi

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  Lovellona peaseana

  Lovellona peaseana

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 visually confirms the species at one or more Kauai stations (Ka1-Ka4) in its present-study table. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 428931 was inspected: source name Lovellona peaseana; status accepted; accepted

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  Isabella cowry

  Luria isabella

  NOAA-hosted HCRI reef survey table marks Cypraea isabella at a Kauai station; 2018 and 2025 research-grade alive observations corroborate persistence. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 216862 was inspected: source name Luria isabella; status acce

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  Lyropupa perlonga

  Lyropupa perlonga

  Bishop Museum HBS checklist explicitly includes Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1513301 was inspected: source name Lyropupa perlonga; status accepted; accepted name Lyropupa perlonga. WoRMS marks the accepted

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  Lyropupa thaumasia

  Lyropupa thaumasia

  Bishop Museum HBS checklist explicitly includes Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1513304 was inspected: source name Lyropupa thaumasia; status accepted; accepted name Lyropupa thaumasia. WoRMS marks the accepte

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  Malleus regula

  Malleus regula

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 visually confirms the species at a Kauai station in the present-study table. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 605717 was inspected: source name Malleus regula; status accepted; accepted name Malleus regula. The

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  Margarya chinensis

  Margarya chinensis

  Bishop Museum catalogue lists Cipangopaludina chinensis on Kauai (K) as established; multiple 2008 Kauai watershed sheets list it as introduced. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1872173 was inspected: source name Margarya chinensis; status accep

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  Meghimatium striatum

  Meghimatium striatum

  Bishop Museum's introduced-mollusk catalogue explicitly lists Kauai (K) and status Established; a 2024 CABI account independently repeats Kauai and Oahu occurrence since at least 1846. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1249787 treats Meghimatium

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  Melibe megaceras

  Melibe megaceras

  Expert Hawaiian sea-slug account explicitly includes Kauai; dated research-grade Kauai photographic observation(s) corroborate persistence. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 593358 was inspected: source name Melibe megaceras; status accepted; acc

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  Metaxia brunnicephala

  Metaxia brunnicephala

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 visually confirms the species at a Kauai station in the present-study table. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 565194 was inspected: source name Metaxia brunnicephala; status accepted; accepted name Metaxia brunn

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  Micromelo scriptus

  Micromelo scriptus

  Expert Hawaiian sea-slug account explicitly includes Kauai; dated research-grade Kauai photographic observation(s) corroborate persistence. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1523204 was inspected: source name Micromelo scriptus; status accepted;

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  Miralda paulbartschi

  Miralda paulbartschi

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 was visually inspected; this species has a present-study mark in a Kauai station column (Ka1-Ka4). MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 588361 was inspected: source name Miralda paulbartschi; status accepted; accept

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  Mitra mitra

  Mitra mitra

  The NOAA-hosted Hawaiʻi Coral Reef Initiative primary report's species-by-site table explicitly marks this species at a Kauai rapid-assessment station. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 590537 was inspected: source name Mitra mitra; status accept

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  Mitra stictica

  Mitra stictica

  The NOAA-hosted Hawaiʻi Coral Reef Initiative primary report's species-by-site table explicitly marks this species at a Kauai rapid-assessment station. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 590546 was inspected: source name Mitra stictica; status acc

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  Monia nobilis

  Monia nobilis

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 page 116 was visually inspected: the source combination Anomia nobilis has a present-study mark in Kauai column Ka1. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 504268 was inspected: source name Monia nobilis; status accep

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  Musculus aviarius

  Musculus aviarius

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 was visually inspected; this species has a present-study mark in a Kauai station column (Ka1-Ka4). MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 506143 was inspected: source name Musculus aviarius; status accepted; accepted

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  Naria helvola

  Naria helvola

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 was visually inspected; this species has a present-study mark in a Kauai station column (Ka1-Ka4). MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1075035 was inspected: source name Naria helvola; status accepted; accepted nam

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  Nerita picea

  Nerita picea

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 was visually inspected and marks Nerita picea at Kauai stations Ka1 and Ka3; 2023 community observations corroborate but do not establish current status. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 765039 was inspected: so

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  Nesophila baldwini

  Nesophila baldwini

  The Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey taxon page explicitly includes Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1264788 was inspected: source name Nesophila baldwini; status accepted; accepted name Nesophila baldwini

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  Nesophila capillata

  Nesophila capillata

  The Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey taxon page explicitly includes Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1264790 was inspected: source name Nesophila capillata; status accepted; accepted name Nesophila capilla

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  Nesophila distans

  Nesophila distans

  The Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey taxon page explicitly includes Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1264789 was inspected: source name Nesophila distans; status accepted; accepted name Nesophila distans.

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  Nesophila tiara

  Nesophila tiara

  The Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey taxon page explicitly includes Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1264787 was inspected: source name Nesophila tiara; status accepted; accepted name Nesophila tiara. WoR

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  Nesopupa alloia

  Nesopupa alloia

  The Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey taxon page explicitly includes Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1508979 was inspected: source name Nesopupa alloia; status accepted; accepted name Nesopupa alloia. WoR

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  Nesopupa infrequens

  Nesopupa infrequens

  The Bishop Museum Hawaii Biological Survey taxon page explicitly includes Kauai in the island distribution. MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1489033 was inspected: source name Nesopupa infrequens; status accepted; accepted name Nesopupa infreque

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  Nesopupa newcombi

  Nesopupa newcombi

  Bishop Museum HBS island checklist pages for N. newcombi subspp. angusta, gnampta, and the source concept N. seminulum explicitly list Kauai. WoRMS AphiaID 1490465 accepts Nesopupa newcombi; source subspecies are collapsed only at species

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  Nesopupa wesleyana

  Nesopupa wesleyana

  Bishop Museum HBS pages for N. wesleyana subspp. rhadina and tryphera explicitly list Kauai. WoRMS AphiaID 1508992 accepts Nesopupa wesleyana; subspecies are rolled up only to the accepted species. Terrestrial taxon; marine depth filter d

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  Nodolatirus nodatus

  Nodolatirus nodatus

  The NOAA-hosted HCRI Final Report records Latirus nodatus in the Kauai row at reef-assessment station RA6. WoRMS AphiaID 732677 accepts Nodolatirus nodatus and provides the bridge from Latirus nodatus. HCRI is a shallow coral-reef assessm

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  Granulated cowry

  Nucleolaria granulata

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a table records Cypraea granulata at Kauaʻi station Ka2; 2017 and 2024 Kauaʻi observations corroborate persistence. WoRMS AphiaID 570727 accepts Nucleolaria granulata and bridges Cypraea granulata. TR29a c

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  Odostomella patricia

  Odostomella patricia

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a records source name Herviera patricia at Kauaʻi stations Ka2 and Ka4. WoRMS AphiaID 739565 accepts Odostomella patricia and bridges Herviera patricia. TR29a documents harbors and nearby coral reefs; both

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  Dwarf awlsnail

  Opeas hannense

  Bishop Museum Occasional Paper 50 codes the species N,K,O,H and states Kauaʻi material is held in Bishop Museum collections under the synonym goodalli. Fresh WoRMS query accepts Opeas hannense (AphiaID 875201); OP50 gives the goodallii/pum

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  Opeas opella

  Opeas opella

  Bishop Museum Occasional Paper 50 codes K and states Kauaʻi records are based on Bishop Museum collection material. Fresh WoRMS query accepts Opeas opella (AphiaID 1508962). Terrestrial taxon; marine depth filter does not apply. The auth

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  Orientogalba viridis

  Orientogalba viridis

  Bishop Museum Occasional Paper 50 codes N,K,O,Mo,M,H, lists first record about 1890 and status Established. Fresh WoRMS query accepts Orientogalba viridis (AphiaID 1062655); OP50 documents the Fossaria/Lymnaea viridis and ollula treatment.

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  Oswaldius jugosus

  Oswaldius jugosus

  Bishop Museum HBS checklist page for source name Cookeconcha jugosa explicitly lists Kauai. WoRMS AphiaID 1903891 accepts Oswaldius jugosus, bridging Cookeconcha jugosa. Terrestrial taxon; marine depth filter does not apply. An authorita

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  Oxychilus alliarius

  Oxychilus alliarius

  Bishop Museum Occasional Paper 50 codes K,Mo,M,H, states Bishop Museum material underlies the 1937 record, and lists Status: Established. Fresh WoRMS query accepts Oxychilus alliarius (AphiaID 1050554). Terrestrial taxon; marine depth fil

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  Pacificella baldwini

  Pacificella baldwini

  Bishop Museum HBS checklist page for Pacificella baldwini subsp. baldwini explicitly lists Kauai. Fresh WoRMS query accepts Pacificella baldwini (AphiaID 1486116); the subspecies is rolled up only to species rank. Terrestrial taxon; marin

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  Pandalosia ephamilla

  Pandalosia ephamilla

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a records source name Schwartziella ephamilla at Kauaʻi station Ka2. WoRMS AphiaID 879705 accepts Pandalosia ephamilla, bridging Schwartziella ephamilla. TR29a covers harbors and nearby coral reefs; Ka2 is

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  Parashiela ambulata

  Parashiela ambulata

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a records source name Parashiela beetsi at Kauaʻi station Ka4. WoRMS AphiaID 535725 accepts Parashiela ambulata; the source synonym is bridged by the authority record. TR29a covers harbors and nearby coral

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  Paropeas achatinaceum

  Paropeas achatinaceum

  Bishop Museum OP50 codes K,O,Mo,M,H and the HBS species page separately lists Kauai. Fresh WoRMS query accepts Paropeas achatinaceum (AphiaID 875230); OP50 also treats Opeas henshawi as a junior synonym. Terrestrial taxon; marine depth fi

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  Phidiana semidecora

  Phidiana semidecora

  Sea Slugs of Hawaii includes Kauai and documents a specimen photographed at Poipu State Park, Kauaʻi, on 2010-05-04; a 2010 observation corroborates. Fresh WoRMS query accepts Phidiana semidecora (AphiaID 599302), bridging Facelinella semi

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  Philonesia arenofunus

  Philonesia arenofunus

  Bishop Museum HBS checklist page explicitly lists Kauai. Fresh WoRMS query accepts Philonesia arenofunus (AphiaID 1422847). Terrestrial taxon; marine depth filter does not apply. Authoritative island checklist and accepted taxonomy verif

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  Philonesia chamissoi

  Philonesia chamissoi

  Bishop Museum HBS checklist page explicitly lists Kauai. Fresh WoRMS query accepts Philonesia chamissoi (AphiaID 1422946). Terrestrial taxon; marine depth filter does not apply. Authoritative island checklist and accepted taxonomy verify

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  Philonesia kauaiensis

  Philonesia kauaiensis

  Bishop Museum HBS checklist page explicitly lists Kauai. Fresh WoRMS query accepts Philonesia kauaiensis (AphiaID 1422854). Terrestrial taxon; marine depth filter does not apply. Authoritative island checklist and accepted taxonomy verif

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  Philonesia turgida

  Philonesia turgida

  Bishop Museum HBS checklist page for Philonesia turgida subsp. diducta explicitly lists Kauai. Fresh WoRMS query accepts Philonesia turgida (AphiaID 1423169); the subspecies is rolled up only to species rank. Terrestrial taxon; marine dep