- Habu
is a Japanese name used to refer to a number of species of venomous pitvipers:
* The following species are found in the
Ryukyu Islands of Japan:
** "Trimeresurus elegans ", a.k.a. the Sakishima habu, found in the southern Ryukyu Islands
** "Trimeresurus flavoviridis ", a.k.a. the Okinawan habu
** "Trimeresurus tokarensis ", a.k.a. the Tokara habu, found in the Tokara Islands
** "Ovophis okinavensis ", a.k.a. the Hime habu* The following species are not found in Japan:
** "Trimeresurus gracilis ", a.k.a. the Kikushi habu, found in Taiwan.
** "Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus ", a.k.a. theTaiwan habu or Chinese habu, found in Southeast Asia.
** "Ovophis monticola ", a.k.a. the Arisan habu, found in Southeast Asia.Habu may also refer to:
* A nickname for theSR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.
* "Chiropsalmus quadrigatus ", a.k.a. the box jellyfish, or in Japan as the "habu kurage" (kurage = jellyfish), a venomous jellyfish.
* Habu, a computer mouse jointly made by Microsoft and Razer
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