- Source: Tokara habu
The Tokara habu (Protobothrops tokarensis) is a pit viper species endemic to the Tokara Islands of Japan. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Description
Scalation includes 31 (31-33) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 199-210 ventral scales, 72-84 subcaudal scales, and 8 (7-9) supralabial scales.
Geographic range
Found in Japan on the islands of Takara-jima and Kotakara-jima. According to Golay et al. (1993), the type locality is "Takara-jima, province of Kagoshima, Ryukyu Islands".
See also
Snakebite
References
Further reading
Nagai, Kamehiko. 1928. Tokara-Habu & Erabu-unagi. Kagoshimaken Hakubutsu-Chosa (Report on the Natural History of the Province of Kagoshima - Society for the Education and Survey of the Kagoshima Prefecture) 3: 1-64. (Trimeresurus tokarensis, p. 6.) National Diet Library Digital Collections
External links
Protobothrops tokarensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 July 2007.
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- Tokara habu
- Habu
- List of snakes by common name
- Wildlife of Japan
- List of reptiles of Japan
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Ryukyu Islands
- List of animals of Japan
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