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Ryukyu Island Pit Viper

Ovophis okinavensis

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Family
Viperidae

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. No subspecies are currently recognized. Description Adults are usually 30 to 80 cm (11¾–31½ inches) long.

Distribution

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