Ovophis

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Ovophis
Indo-malayan Mountain Pitviper (Ovophis monticola convictus) (18085351724).jpg
Ovophis monticola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Ovophis
Burger, 1981
Synonyms
  • OvophisBurger
    In Romano-Hoge, 1981
    [1]
Common names: mountain pit vipers.

Ovophis is a genus of pit vipers found in Asia. [1] Seven species are currently recognized. [2]

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Geographic range

Found in Asia in Nepal and Seven Sisters (Assam), India, eastward through Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, West Malaysia, Taiwan, Okinawa, Sumatra and Borneo. [1]

Species

Species [2] Taxon author [2] Subsp.* [2] Common nameGeographic range [1]
O. anitae David, Fretey & Vogel, 20240China and Vietnam.
O. convictus (Stolickza, 1870)0Indo-Malayan mountain pit viperSumatra, Cambodia; Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
O. jenkinsi Qiu, Wang, Xia, Jiang, Zeng, Wang, Li & Shi, 20240Jenkins’ mountain pit viperChina.
O. makazayazaya (Takahashi, 1922)0Taiwan mountain pit viperSouth-eastern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam.
O. monticola T(Günther, 1864)2Chinese Mountain pit viperNepal, India (Assam, Sikkim), Myanmar, China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and Hong Kong), Taiwan, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, West Malaysia, and Sumatra in Indonesia.
O. okinavensis (Boulenger, 1892)0Okinawa pit viper Japan (Ryukyu Islands: Okinawa and the Amami Islands).
O. tonkinensis (Bourret, 1934)0Tonkin pit viperVietnam and China.
O. zayuensis (Jiang, 1977)0Zayuan mountain pit viperChina.
O. zhaoermii Liu, Hou, Mo, Li, Li, Luo, Rao & Li, 20250China.

*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
T) Type species. [1]

Taxonomy

Species placed in this group have long been associated with the genus Trimeresurus . [1] One other species that is included in some other taxonomies is O. tonkinensis (Bourret, 1934). It is commonly called the Tonkin pit viper and is found in Vietnam and China.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN   1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN   1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ovophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 4 November 2006.