Tokara habu
Species of snake
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The Tokara habu (Protobothrops tokarensis)[2] is a pit viper species endemic to the Tokara Islands of Japan. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
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| Tokara habu | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Protobothrops |
| Species: | P. tokarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Protobothrops tokarensis Nagai, 1928 | |
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Description
Scalation includes 31 (31-33) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 199-210 ventral scales, 72-84 subcaudal scales, and 8 (7-9) supralabial scales.[2]
Geographic range
Found in Japan on the islands of Takara-jima and Kotakara-jima. According to Golay et al. (1993), the type locality is "Takara-jima, province of Kagoshima, Ryukyu Islands".[1]
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