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Wetland type
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Biota
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Habitat
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Reason for selection
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| Taketomi T |
Rivers |
Reptiles and
amphibians |
Water bodies
in hills and
flats of
Iriomote-jima |
Habitat of Rana utsunomiyaorum (endemic
species of Japan), R. supranarina (endemic species of Japan),
R. psaltes, Amphiesma ishigakiensis (endemic species of Japan)
and Cistoclemmys flavomarginata (endemic subspecies of Japan). |
Freshwater
fish |
Rivers in
Iriomote-jima |
Rich in species diversity of subtropical freshwater
fish, such as Crenimugil heterocheios. Toxotes jaculator
and Lutjanus goldiei are found in Urauchi-gawa (river),
and Rhyacichthys aspro in the upper reaches of Omija-gawa
and Nakama-gawa. |
| Insects |
Water bodies
in hills of
Iriomote-jima |
The site supports diverse creek and wetland insects
and is rich in terms of species variety and abundance. Many aquatic
insects endemic to Yaeyama Islands are found in abundance, including
Rhinocypha uenoi, Macromia urania, Chlorogomphus iriomotensis,
Rhagovelia esakii, Microvelia genitalis, Micronecta hungerfordi,
Pseudovelia hirashimai, Hebrus nipponicus, Saldoida armata, Playnectes
chujoi, Orectochilus yayeyamensis and Stenelmis ishiharai.
Various insects are found, including riparian species such as Sphyracephala
detrahens and Acontosceles yorioi, and forest species
such as Lycocerus hiroshii and Cicindela psilica luchuensis. |
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