500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Okinawa

No.469

Montane Water Bodies in Tokashiki-jima of Kerama-shoto

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Criteria for selection:2,3

City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Tokashiki V Rivers,
Other wetlands
Reptiles and
amphibians
Montane water
bodies in
Tokashiki-jima
Habitat of Geoemyda japonica, Rana holsti, Tylototriton andersoni and Cynops ensicauda (all these four are endemic species of Japan) and Goniurosaurus kuroiwae orientalis (endemic to Japan at species level).

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