Habu

is a Ryukyuan name referring to certain venomous

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* The following species are found in the

Ryukyu Islands The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Geography of Taiwan, Taiwan: the Ryukyu Islands are divided into the Satsunan Islands (Ōsumi Islands, Ōsumi, Tokara Islands, Tokara and A ...

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Protobothrops elegans ''Protobothrops elegans'' is a pit viper species endemic to Japan in the southern Ryukyu Islands. No subspecies are currently recognized. Common names include: elegant pit viper,Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asia ...

'', a.k.a. the Sakishima habu, found in the southern Ryukyu Islands ** ''

Protobothrops flavoviridis The Okinawa habuU.S. Navy (1991). ''Poisonous Snakes of the World''. New York: US Government / Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. . (''Protobothrops flavoviridis'') is a species of pit viper endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. No subspecies are ...

'', a.k.a. the Okinawan habu, found in the southern Ryukyu Islands ** '' Protobothrops tokarensis'', a.k.a. the Tokara habu, found in the Tokara Islands ** ''

Ovophis okinavensis ''Ovophis okinavensis'', commonly known as the , Ryukyu Island pit viper, and the Okinawan pitviper, is a pit viper species found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pitvipers''. Ge ...

'', a.k.a. the Hime habu * Habu is a name also used for several other species: ** '' Trimeresurus gracilis'', a.k.a. the Kikushi habu, found in Taiwan. ** '' Protobothrops mucrosquamatus'', a.k.a. the Taiwan habu or Chinese habu, found in Southeast Asia. ** '' Ovophis monticola'', a.k.a. the Arisan habu, found in Southeast Asia. * ''Habu'' is a nickname given to the

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strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the United States Air Force. {{Set index article, snakes Fauna of the Ryukyu Islands