Habu

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Habu (波布^?) is a Japanese name used to refer to certain venomous snakes:

Snakes:

• 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

• Habu is a name also used for several other species:
  • 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.

Other:

• A nickname for the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.
• A nickname for the A-12 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.
• Chiropsalmus quadrigatus, a.k.a. the box jellyfish, or in Japan as the habu kurage (kurage = jellyfish), a venomous jellyfish.
• HABU equivalent, a measure of computer performance

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