Ovophis zhaoermii

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Ovophis zhaoermii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Ovophis
Species:
O. zhaoermii
Binomial name
Ovophis zhaoermii
Liu et al., 2025

Ovophis zhaoermii, or the Guanyinshan mountain pitviper, is a species of mountain pit viper endemic to Yunnan, China.[1][2][3] As with all pitvipers, O. zhaoermii is venomous.[4]

Ovophis zhaoermii is a brownish-black to redish-brown snake, with no patterns on its head but rectangular black blotches and white spots present along its body and tail respectively. It can be distinguished from similar species via its various scale morphologies.[1][4]

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