City:C/Town:T/
Village:V |
Wetland type
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Biota
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Habitat
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Reason for selection
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Kunigami V ,
Ogimi V,
Higashi V |
Rivers |
Freshwater
fish |
Rivers in
Yambaru |
There occur various endemic Rhinogobius
species including Rhinogobius sp. YB, Rhinogobius
sp. BB, Rhinogobius sp. MO, and Rhinogobius sp. |
Reptiles and
amphibians |
Montane
streams in
Yambaru |
Habitat of Rana namiyei, R. narina, R. ishikawae,
Geoemyda japonica, R. holsti, Tylototriton andersoni, Cynops ensicauda,
all of which are endemic species of Japan, and Goniurosaurus
kuroiwae kuroiwae, endemic to Japan at species level. |
| Insects |
Rivers in
Yambaru |
Habitat of Chlorogomphus brunneus brunneus,
C. brevistigma okinawensis, Oligoaeschna kunigamiensis, Gynacantha
ryukyuensis, Hemicordulia okinawensis, Macromia kubokaiya, Lyriothemis
elegantissima and Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata. |
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