Okinawa habu

phylum	Chordata	The Okinawa habu is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. No subspecies are currently recognized. Growing to an average total length of 4–5 feet (122–152 cm), with a maximum total length of 7.9 feet/242 cm (caught in 2011 at Onna, Okinawa), it is the largest member of its genus. It is slenderly built and gracefully proportioned with a large head. The tail, however, is not prehensile. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Pit vipers
clade	Diapsida
order	Squamata
suborder	Serpentes
family	Viperidae
subfamily	Crotalinae
genus	Trimeresurus
species	T. flavoviridis

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