- English Common Name
- Ryukyu Odd-tooth snake
- Scientific name
- Dinodon semicarinatum
- Taxonomy
- Order: Squamata, Family: Colubridae
- Size
- 80 cm - 185 cm
- Species distribution
- Amami and Okinawa Groups
- Okinawan Common Name
- Akamatah
- Locals called the species Akamatah, which now serves as the Japanese common name. This aggressive species typically strikes its prey on the head. It has been spotted feeding on small animals such as frogs, mice, birds and small Habu snakes. The species is not poisonous.
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- Updated September 2017
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