- English Common Name
- Ryukyu Green Snake
- Scientific name
- Cyclophiops semicarinatus
- Taxonomy
- Order: Squamata, Family: Colubridae
- Size
- 60 cm – 95 cm
- Species Distribution
- Amami and Okinawa Groups. Takara and Kodakara Islands
- Okinawan Common Name
- Ownnajah, Ohnajah
- This species can be found day or night in mountainous, flat, and urban areas. Mainly feeding on earthworms, Ryukyu Green Snakes are often spotted right after rain while earthworms get active on the ground.
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- Updated September 2017
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