Kikuzato's Brook Snake
Encyclopedia
Kikuzato's brook snake (Opisthotropis kikuzatoi) is a species
of snake
in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Japan
.
, freshwater fish
es, tadpoles
, and frogs.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Diet
It feeds on earthworms, freshwater shrimpFreshwater shrimp
Freshwater shrimp may refer to:*Caridea which live in fresh water*Gammarus pulex, an amphipod sometimes called the common freshwater shrimp*Macrobrachium*Ohio River shrimp*Giant freshwater prawn...
, freshwater fish
Freshwater fish
Freshwater fish are fish that spend some or all of their lives in freshwater, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 0.05%. These environments differ from marine conditions in many ways, the most obvious being the difference in levels of salinity...
es, tadpoles
Tadpoles
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, and frogs.