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{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}
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| image = Indo-malayan Mountain Pitviper (Ovophis monticola convictus) (18085351724).jpg
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| name = ''Ovophis''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| image_caption = ''[[Ovophis monticola]]''
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| taxon = Ovophis
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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| authority = Burger, 1981
| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]]
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| synonyms = * ''Ovophis'' <small>Burger <br>''In'' Romano-Hoge, 1981</small><ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| subordo = [[Serpentes]]
| familia = [[Viperidae]]
| subfamilia = [[Crotalinae]]
| genus = '''''Ovophis'''''
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| genus_authority = Burger, [[1981]]
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| synonyms = * ''Ovophis'' - Burger ''In'' Romano-Hoge 1981<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
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:'''''Common names''': mountain pit vipers.''
:'''''Common names''': mountain pit vipers.''
'''''Ovophis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Crotalinae|pitvipers]] found [[Asia]].<ref name="McD99"/> Three [[species]] are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=634416|taxon=Ovophis|year=2006|date=4 November}}</ref>
'''''Ovophis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[Crotalinae|pit vipers]] found in Asia.<ref name="McD99"/> Seven [[species]] are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634416 |taxon=Ovophis |accessdate=4 November 2006}}</ref>


==Geographic range==
==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]].<ref name="McD99"/>
Found in Asia in Nepal and [[Seven Sister States|Seven Sisters]] ([[Assam]]), India, eastward through Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, [[West Malaysia]], Taiwan, [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]].<ref name="McD99"/>


==Species==
==Species==
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|''[[Ovophis chaseni|O. chaseni]]''
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! style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Taxon author<ref name="ITIS"/>
|([[M.A. Smith|Smith]], [[1931]])
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! style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Common name
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|Mount Kinabalu pit viper
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! style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Geographic range<ref name="McD99"/>
|style="width:40%"|[[Borneo]] in [[Indonesia]]: northern [[Sabah]] in the region of [[Mount Kinabalu]].
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|''[[Ovophis monticola|O. monticola]]''<font size="-1"><sup>T</sup></font>
|''[[Ovophis convictus|O. convictus]]''
|(Stolickza, 1870)
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|([[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], [[1864]])
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|Mountain pit viper
|Indo-Malayan mountain pit viper
|Sumatra, Cambodia; Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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|[[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.
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|''[[Ovophis jenkinsi|O. jenkinsi]]''
|Qiu, Wang, Xia, Jiang, Zeng, Wang, Li & Shi, 2024
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|Jenkins’ mountain pit viper
|China.
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|''[[Ovophis makazayazaya|O. makazayazaya]]''
|(Takahashi, 1922)
| style="text-align:center;"|0
|Taiwan mountain pit viper
|South-eastern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam.
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|''[[Ovophis malhotrae|O. malhotrae]]''
|Zeng, Li, Liu, Wu,-Y., Hou, Zhao, Nguyen, Guo, & Shi, 2023
| style="text-align:center;"|0
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|China and Vietnam.
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|''[[Ovophis monticola|O. monticola]]''<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span>
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|([[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], 1864)
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|Chinese Mountain pit viper
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|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.
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|''[[Ovophis okinavensis|O. okinavensis]]''
|''[[Ovophis okinavensis|O. okinavensis]]''
|([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], [[1892]])
|([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1892)
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|Okinawa pit viper
|Okinawa pit viper
|[[Japan]] ([[Ryukyu Islands]]: [[Okinawa]] and the [[Amami Islands]]).
|[[Japan]] ([[Ryukyu Islands]]: [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] and the [[Amami Islands]]).
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|''[[Ovophis tonkinensis|O. tonkinensis]]''
|(Bourret, 1934)
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|Tonkin pit viper
|Vietnam and China.
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|''[[Ovophis zayuensis|O. zayuensis]]''
|(Jiang, 1977)
| style="text-align:center;"|0
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|Zayuan mountain pit viper
|China.
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''*) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).''<br>
''*) Not including the nominate subspecies.''<br>
<font size="-1"><sup>T</sup></font>) [[Type species]].<ref name="McD99"/>
<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span>) [[Type species]].<ref name="McD99"/>


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
Species placed in this group have long been associated with the genus ''[[Trimeresurus]]''.<ref name="McD99"/> One other species that is included in some other taxonomies is ''O. tonkinensis'' ([[R. Bourret|Bourret]], 1934). It is commonly called the Tonkin pit viper and is found in [[Vietnam]] and [[China]].
Species placed in this group have long been associated with the genus ''[[Trimeresurus]]''.<ref name="McD99"/> One other species that is included in some other taxonomies is ''O. tonkinensis'' ([[René Léon Bourret|Bourret]], 1934). It is commonly called the Tonkin pit viper and is found in Vietnam and China.

==See also==
* [[List of crotaline species and subspecies]]
* {{c|Crotalinae by common name}}
* {{c|Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms}}
* [[Snakebite]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons|Ovophis}}
* {{NRDB genus|genus=Ovophis|date=12 December|year=2007}}
* {{NRDB genus|genus=Ovophis|date=12 December|year=2007}}


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Ovophis
Ovophis monticola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Ovophis
Burger, 1981
Synonyms
  • Ovophis Burger
    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]

Geographic range

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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

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Species[2] Taxon author[2] Subsp.*[2] Common name Geographic range[1]
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. malhotrae Zeng, Li, Liu, Wu,-Y., Hou, Zhao, Nguyen, Guo, & Shi, 2023 0 China and 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.

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

Taxonomy

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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

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  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ a b c d "Ovophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 November 2006.
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