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Kikuzato's brook snake

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Kikuzato's brook snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Colubridae
Subfamily:
Natricinae
Genus:
Opisthotropis
Species:
O. kikuzatoi
Binomial name
Opisthotropis kikuzatoi
(Okada & Takara, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Liopeltis kikuzatoi
    Okada & Takara, 1958
  • Opisthotropis kikuzatoi
    — M. Mori, 1984[1]

Kikuzato's brook snake (Opisthotropis kikuzatoi) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Japan.

Etymology

The specific name, kikuzatoi, is in honor of Kiyotasu Kikuzato, who collected the holotype.[2]

Geographic range

O. kikuzatoi is found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan[1]

Habitat

O. kikuzatoi is aquatic, inhabiting flowing streams.[1]

Diet

O. kikuzatoi feeds on earthworms, freshwater shrimp, freshwater fishes, tadpoles, and frogs.[1]

Reproduction

Kikuzato's brook snake is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Opisthotropis kikuzatoi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Opisthotropis kikuzatoi, p. 141).

Further reading

  • Okada Y, Takara T. 1958. A New Species of Liopeltis (Ophidia, Colubridae) from the Ryukyu Islands. Bull. Biogeograph. Soc. Japan 20 (3): 1-3. (Liopeltis kikuzatoi, new species).


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