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:''Common names: habu,〔Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pitvipers''. GeitjeBooks. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.〕 Okinawa habu,〔U.S. Navy. 1991. ''Poisonous Snakes of the World''. US Govt. New York: Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. ISBN 0-486-26629-X.〕 Okinawan habu, Kume Shima habu.〔Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.〕'' ''Trimeresurus flavoviridis'' is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. No subspecies are currently recognized. ==Description== 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),〔http://www.eikanken-okinawa.jp/news/news23/image/23page1.pdf 全長 242cmのハブを捕殺 最長記録を更新！ 沖縄県衛生環境研ニュース〕 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.〔 Scalation includes 35 (sometimes 31, 33, 37 or 39) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 217-239 ventral scales, 72-95 subcaudal scales, and 7-10 supralabial scales.〔 The crown is covered with small scales.〔 The color pattern consists of a light olive of brown ground color, overlaid with elongated dark green or brownish blotches. The blotches have yellow edges, sometimes contain yellow spots, and frequently fuse to produce wavy stripes. The belly is whitish with dark coloring along the edges.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trimeresurus flavoviridis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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