Gonospira teres
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Gonospira teres faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its limited range within the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. Deforestation for agricultural expansion and urban development has fragmented the moist deciduous forests this species depends upon. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could affect the humid microhabitats essential for this terrestrial gastropod's survival.
Habitat
This terrestrial gastropod inhabits moist deciduous forests and forest edges in the Western Ghats of India. It requires humid microhabitats with adequate leaf litter and organic matter, typically found at elevations between 500-1200 meters.