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Japanese Mountain Leech

Haemadipsa zeylanica

Photo by SargonR
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Japanese Mountain Leech (Japanese: "Yamabiru") spotted near the karasawa River, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Notes:

I was quite surprised to realize that Japan had terrestrial leeches!

Reference Links:

Haemadipsa - Wikipedia

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Biodiversity of Central Japan
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Wildlife of Japan From Tokyo to Nagasaki

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PublishedAugust 30, 2020

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