Habu
Habu is a Ryukyuan name used to refer to certain venomous snakes:
- The following species are found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan:
- * Protobothrops elegans, a.k.a. the Sakishima habu, found in the southern Ryukyu Islands
- * Protobothrops flavoviridis, a.k.a. the Okinawan habu, found in the southern Ryukyu Islands
- * Protobothrops tokarensis, a.k.a. the Tokara habu, found in the Tokara Islands
- * Ovophis okinavensis, a.k.a. the Hime habu
- Habu is a name also used for several other species:
- * Trimeresurus gracilis, a.k.a. the Kikushi habu, found in Taiwan.
- * Protobothrops mucrosquamatus, a.k.a. the Taiwan habu or Chinese habu, found in Southeast Asia.
- * Ovophis monticola, a.k.a. the Arisan habu, found in Southeast Asia.
- Habu is a nickname given to the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the United States Air Force.
