Ovophis
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- Common names: mountain pit vipers.
Ovophis is a genus of venomous pit vipers found Asia.[1] Three species are currently recognized.[2]
Geographic range
Found in Asia in Nepal and Seven Sisters (Assam), India, eastward through Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Taiwan, Okinawa, Sumatra and Borneo.[1]
Species
| Species[2] | Authority[2] | Subsp.*[2] | Common name | Geographic range[1] |
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| O. chaseni | (Smith, 1931) | 0 | Mount Kinabalu pit viper | Borneo in Indonesia: northern Sabah in the region of Mount Kinabalu. |
| O. monticolaT | (Günther, 1864) | 4 | Mountain pit viper | Nepal, India (Assam, Sikkim), Myanmar, Tibet, China (Chekiang, Fukien, Szechwan, Yunnan and Xizang), Hong Kong, Taiwan, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Singapore and Sumatra in Indonesia. |
| O. okinavensis | (Boulenger, 1892) | 0 | Okinawa pit viper | Japan (Ryukyu Islands: Okinawa and the Amami Islands). |
*) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).
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.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f 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).
- ^ a b c d "Ovophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 4 November.
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External links
- Genus Ovophis at The Reptile Database.