Habu
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is a Japanese name used to refer to certain venomous snakes:
Snakes:
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Snakes:
- The following species are found in the Ryukyu IslandsRyukyu IslandsThe , also known as the , is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyushu in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo, or Lewchew, akin to the Mandarin...
of Japan:- Trimeresurus elegansTrimeresurus elegansTrimeresurus elegans is a venomous pitviper species found in Japan in the southern Ryukyu Islands. No subspecies are currently recognized. The species is aggressive with large fangs...
, a.k.a. the Sakishima habu, found in the southern Ryukyu Islands - Trimeresurus flavoviridisTrimeresurus flavoviridisTrimeresurus flavoviridis is a venomous pitviper species found in Japan in the Ryukyu Islands. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:...
, a.k.a. the Okinawan habu - Trimeresurus tokarensisTrimeresurus tokarensisTrimeresurus tokarensis is a venomous pitviper species found in the Tokara Islands of Japan. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:...
, a.k.a. the Tokara habu, found in the Tokara Islands - Ovophis okinavensisOvophis okinavensisOvophis okinavensis is a venomous pitviper species found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:This is the longest Asian pitviper, adults are usually 1.1-1.7 m long...
, a.k.a. the Hime habu
- Trimeresurus elegans
- Habu is a name also used for several other species:
- Trimeresurus gracilisTrimeresurus gracilisTrimeresurus gracilis is a venomous pitviper species found in only in Taiwan. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:Scalation includes 19 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 144/149 ventral scales, 43-53 subcaudal scales and 7-8 supralabial scales.-Geographic range:Found only in...
, a.k.a. the Kikushi habu, found in Taiwan. - Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus, a.k.a. theTaiwan habu or Chinese habu, found in Southeast Asia.
- Ovophis monticolaOvophis monticolaOvophis monticola is a venomous pitviper species found in Asia. Currently, five subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.-Description:Total length males 49 cm, females 110 cm; tail length males 8 cm, females 15 cm....
, a.k.a. the Arisan habu, found in Southeast Asia.
- Trimeresurus gracilis
Other:
- A nickname for the Lockheed SR-71 and Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft.
- Chiropsalmus quadrigatusChiropsalmus quadrigatusChiropsalmus quadrigatus is a species of box jellyfish in the Chiropsalmidae family....
, a.k.a. the box jellyfish, or in Japan as the habu kurage (kurage = jellyfish), a venomous jellyfish. - HABU equivalentHABU equivalentThe HABU equivalent is a unit of measurement used by United States Department of Defense's High Performance Computing Modernization Program to evaluate the performance of large computers systems....
, a measure of computer performance - Yoshiharu Habu, professional player of shogiShogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
, or JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese chess.