Habu Snake

is a Ryukyuan and Japanese name referring to certain venomous

snake Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping Scale (zoology), scales. Ma ...

* 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 Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni ...

of Japan: ** ''

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

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

Protobothrops flavoviridis ''Protobothrops flavoviridis'' is a species of venomous pit viper endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. No subspecies are currently recognized. Local common names include habu,Gumprecht A, Tillack F, , Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pitvipe ...

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

Protobothrops tokarensis The Tokara habu (''Protobothrops tokarensis'')Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pitvipers''. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. . is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the Tokara Islands of Japa ...

'', 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 venomous pitviper species found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pitviper ...

'', a.k.a. the Hime habu * Habu is a name also used for several other species: ** ''

Trimeresurus gracilis ''Trimeresurus gracilis'', commonly known as the Taiwan pit viper or Taiwan mountain pitviper, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Taiwan. No subspecies are currently recognized. The species is known as in Japanese.Gumprecht A, Tillack ...

'', a.k.a. the Kikushi habu, found in Taiwan. ** ''

Protobothrops mucrosquamatus ''Protobothrops mucrosquamatus'' is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Asia. Common names include: brown-spotted pit viper,Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pitvipers''. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition ...

'', a.k.a. the Taiwan habu or Chinese habu, found in Southeast Asia. ** ''

Ovophis monticola ''Ovophis monticola'', commonly known as the Chinese mountain pit viper, is a venomous pitviper species found in Asia. Currently, two subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. Recent taxonomic work suggests th ...

'', a.k.a. the Arisan habu, found in Southeast Asia. * ''Habu'' is a nickname given to the

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