Kikuzato Stream Snake
キクザトサワヘビ · Kikuzatosawahebi
Photo: Hiroki Shudo / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
- Designated by
- Prefectural / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Species
- Designated on
- March 29, 1985
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Scientific name
- Opisthotropis kikuzatoi
About the Kikuzato's Stream Snake
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.
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The Kikuzato Stream Snake is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
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