Sakishima Habu
A Sakishima habu (Protobothrops elegans), endemic to the southwestern Ryukyus, has now become established in southern Okinawa Island. This specimen, encountered on Iriomote Island, was eating a tree lizard (Japalura polygonata).
A Sakishima habu (Protobothrops elegans), endemic to the southwestern Ryukyus, has now become established in southern Okinawa Island. This specimen, encountered on Iriomote Island, was eating a tree lizard (Japalura polygonata).
Date:
04 October 2017
Credit:
OIST/Steven Aird
Copyright OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 沖縄科学技術大学院大学). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
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