![Himehabu himehabu](https://www.loststory.net/sites/default/files/quick_tip_17)
[Japanese Name] | himehabu |
[Scientific Name] | Trimeresurus okinavensis or Ovophis okinavensis
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[English Name] | himehabu |
[Dialect Name] | niibuyah |
[Classification] | Squamata Viperidae |
[Distribution] | Amami Islands,Okinawa Islands |
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[Source] | Sadao Ikehara"Vertebrates of Land"(Shinsei Tosho Shuppan),Shoichi Sengoku"Color guide book of amphibian and reptiles"(IE-NO-HIKARI ASSOCIATION) |
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![Trimeresurus okinavensis Ovophis okinavensis](/sites/default/files/quick_tip/Ovophis_okinavensis.png)
Grey or brown skin, overlaid with dark blotches. Frogs being its prey, it is often found close to water. (80 cm)