Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

Basic information
Scientific name	Protobothrops mucrosquamatus	Click to magnify
Major synonym	Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus
Common names	Taiwan habu
Higher taxon	Viperidae, Ophidia (Serpentia), Squamata, Reptilia
Natural range	Southern continental China, Hainan Is. and Taiwan.
Habitat	Forest to urban area in low land to 1500m alt.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Okinawajima Is. (Nago City and Onna Village)
Origin	East Asia.
Date	This species wad imported since 1970s. The first record in the field was in 1993 at Nago, and in 2005 at Onna.
Route	Deliberate: Imported for exhibition in zoo and for medicine.
Impact	Predation, competition, hybridization. Biting on human Native organism(s) affected: Predation, competition, hybridization, and biting on human.
Regulation in Japan	Import, transport and keeping are prohibited in Japan by the Invasive Alien Species Act.
Introduced range in other countries	None.

Reference

Notes

Ecol Soc Jpn (ed) (2002) Handbook of Alien Species in Japan. Chijinshokan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Katsuren et al. (1996) Number of snakes arriving alive in mass into Okinawa by Traders. Rep Okinawa Pref Inst Health Environ. 30, 133-136 (in Jpn)
Maenosono & Toda (2007) Distribution of amphibians and terrestrial reptiles in the Ryukyu Archipelago: A review of published records. Akamata. 18, 28-46 (in Jpn)
Ota et al. (2004) Feral populations of amphibians and reptiles in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Global Environ Res. 8(2), 133-143.
Takada & Otani (2011) Key to the Illustrated manual of Japanese Reptiles and Amphibians in natural Color. Hokuryukan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Terada (2011) The distribution, population density and controls of Protobothrops mucrosquamatus, Protobothrops elegans, Elaphe taeniura friesei, 3 snake species established on Okinawa Island. Bull Herpetol Soc Jpn. 2011(2), 161-167 (in Jpn)
etc.