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Gloydius blomhoffii, commonly known as the mamushi, [3] Japanese moccasin, Japanese pit viper, Qichun snake, Salmusa or Japanese mamushi, [4] is a pit viper species found in Japan. It was once considered to have 4 subspecies, but it is now considered monotypic.
Ovophis okinavensis, commonly known as the hime habu (ヒメハブ), Ryukyu Island pit viper, and the Okinawan pitviper, is a pit viper species found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] No subspecies are currently recognized.
The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers, [2] [3] or pit adders, are a subfamily of vipers found in Asia and the Americas. Like all other vipers, they are venomous . They are distinguished by the presence of a heat-sensing pit organ located between the eye and the nostril on both sides of the head.
Gloydius is a genus of pit vipers endemic to Asia, also known as Asian moccasins or Asian ground pit vipers. Named after American herpetologist Howard K. Gloyd , [ 2 ] this genus is very similar to the North American genus Agkistrodon . 24 species are currently recognized.
Protobothrops elegans is a pit viper species endemic to Japan in the southern Ryukyu Islands. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] No subspecies are currently recognized. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Common names include: elegant pit viper , [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Sakishima habu ( サキシマハブ ) , [ 6 ] and elegant tree viper .
Pit vipers immersed in a bottle of habushu. Habushu (ハブ酒) is an awamori-based liqueur made in Okinawa, Japan. Other common names include Habu Sake or Okinawan Snake Wine. Habushu is named after the habu snake, Trimeresurus flavoviridis, which belongs to the pit viper subfamily of vipers, and is closely related to the rattlesnake and ...
Ayeyarwady pit vipers can reach over 3 feet in length, the study said. They have “sharply” textured scales with an overall green coloring that varies in hue and pattern. Photos show several ...
The Tokara habu (Protobothrops tokarensis) [2] is a pit viper species endemic to the Tokara Islands of Japan. No subspecies are currently recognized. [3] Description