akaname
"filth licker." A humanoid creature that appears in untidy bathrooms to lick up dirt with its poisonous saliva. It is mentioned in the Gazu Hyakki Yakō, and is probably based on the aka-neburi, a creature found in the Kokon Hyaku Monogatari Hyōban, a collection of stories from the Edo period.
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References
Source
- Toriyama Sekien. Gazu Hyakki Yakō.