Ovophis
Genus of snakes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ovophis is a genus of pit vipers found in Asia.[1] Seven species are currently recognized.[2]
_(18085351724).jpg)
| Ovophis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Ovophis monticola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Ovophis Burger, 1981 |
| Synonyms | |
| |
- Common names: mountain pit vipers.
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 name | Geographic range[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. anitae | David, Fretey & Vogel, 2024 | 0 | Pingbian mountain pitviper | China and Vietnam. |
| O. convictus | (Stolickza, 1870) | 0 | Indo-Malayan mountain pit viper | Sumatra, Cambodia; Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
| O. jenkinsi | Qiu, Wang, Xia, Jiang, Zeng, Wang, Li & Shi, 2024 | 0 | Jenkins’ mountain pit viper | China. |
| O. makazayazaya | (Takahashi, 1922) | 0 | Taiwan mountain pit viper | South-eastern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam. |
| O. monticolaT | (Günther, 1864) | 2 | Chinese mountain pit viper | Nepal, 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) | 0 | Okinawa pit viper | Japan (Ryukyu Islands: Okinawa and the Amami Islands). |
| O. tonkinensis | (Bourret, 1934) | 0 | Tonkin pit viper | Vietnam and China. |
| O. zayuensis | (Jiang, 1977) | 0 | Zayuan mountain pit viper | China and India. |
| O. zhaoermii | Liu, Hou, Mo, Li, Li, Luo, Rao & Li, 2025 | 0 | Guanyinshan mountain pitviper | China. |
*) 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.
