Kikuzato's Stream Snake
Opisthotropis kikuzatoi
Photo: Hiroki Shudo / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
A small snake found only on Kumejima in Okinawa Prefecture, living in streams within and around forests. It is thought to feed mainly on freshwater crabs, prawns and other crustaceans, and predation on frog tadpoles has also been reported. An island endemic with an extremely small range, it is designated a Natural Monument of Okinawa Prefecture, and conserving its stream habitat is essential.
- Scientific name
- Opisthotropis kikuzatoi
- Group
- Reptiles
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Critically EndangeredMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- キクザトサワヘビ
- 简体中文
- 久米沢蛇
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The Kikuzato's Stream Snake is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
The Kikuzato's Stream Snake is listed as "Critically Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as キクザトサワヘビ).
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