Ovophis anitae
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| Ovophis anitae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Ovophis |
| Species: | O. anitae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ovophis anitae David, Frétey & Vogel, 2024 | |
Ovophis anitae, or the Pingbian mountain pitviper, is a species of mountain pit viper endemic to China and northern Vietnam.[1] Like all pit vipers, it is venomous.[2] Originally, O. anitae was named Ovophis malhotrae by Zeng et al. (2023), but was renamed as that name was unavailable.[3] Both names are in honour of Dr. Anita Malhotra of Bangor University for her molecular biology work on Asian pitvipers.[4]