Napaeus barquini is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.
Distribution This species is endemic to La Gomera in the Canary Islands.
Ecology Napaeus barquini lives on open rocks.
Napaeus barquini actively adds lichens to its shell as a camouflage.Allgaier C. (2007). "Active Camouflage with Lichens in a Terrestrial Snail, Napaeus (N.) barquini Alonso and Ibáñez, 2006 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Enidae)". Zoological Science 24(9): 869-876. .Tuebingen University (2007, October 31). "Snails As Clever Builders: Active Camouflage In A Snail". ScienceDaily. Accessed October 8, 2010.
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