Common Names
Hime habu (ヒメハブ?), Okinawa pitviper, Okinawa habu (This name usually refers to Hon habu or simply Habu:Trimeresurus flavoviridis), kufah. This snake is sometimes referred to as Niibuyaa (ニーブヤー?) by Okinawan people. Mamushi (only in Amami dialect. Mamushi is common name for Gloydius blomhoffii).
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