Opisthotropis kikuzatoi

The Opisthotropis kikuzatoi is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Kikuzato's Brook Snake, Opisthotropis kikuzatoi, is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. It is endemic to Japan. References - * World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Opisthotropis kikuzatoi. More

Kikuzato’s brook snake ( Opisthotropis kikuzatoi, CR), found only on the Kume-jima in the Okinawashoto in the Ryukyus, the Amami takachiho snake ( Achalinus werneri, VU), confined to Amami, and the Tokashiki ground gecko ( Goniurosaurus kuroiwae, VU), from the Ryukyus. More

Abstract: The Kikuzato's brook snake, Opisthotropis kikuzatoi, is a highly endangered aquatic or semiaquatic species endemic to Kumejima Island of the Okinawa Group, Ryukyu Archipelago. More

Common names

Kikuzato’s Stream Snake in English - English
キクザトサワヘビ in Japanese - 日本語