Genus/Species
Clinical entries
formerly genus Trimeresurus
Species
- 1. Ovophis convictus
- 2. Ovophis jenkinsi
- 3. Ovophis makazayazaya
- 4. Ovophis malhotrae
- 5. Ovophis monticola
- 6. Ovophis okinavensis
- 7. Ovophis tonkinensis
- 8. Ovophis zayuensis
The genus Ovophis was previously included in the genus Trimeresurus (David and Ineich 1999, Gumprecht et al. 2004).
See also Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) sp. for detailed disscussion about the revision of the genus Trimeresurus.
Ovophis convictus, Ovophis makazayazaya and Ovophis zayunensis previously described as subspecies of Ovophis monticola.
Taxonomy
Common names
- 1. Indo-Malayan mountain pitviper
- 2. Jenkins’ mountain pitviper
- 3. Taiwan mountain pitviper
- 5. Mountain pitviper
- 6. Okinawa pitviper
- 7. Tonkin pitviper
- 8. Zayuan mountain pitviper
Distribution
Indian Subcontinent eastwards to China, Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands. See link "Distribution" at the top of the page for detailed information.
Biology
Smaller, ground-dwelling species in shades of brown and red with repeating, dark pattern along the back. Found also in mountainous zones at altitudes of up to more than 1,800 m.
Literature (biological)
David and Ineich 1999, David and Vogel 2015, Gumprecht et al. 2004, Malhotra and Thorpe 2004, Malhotra et al. 2011, Qiu et al. 2024, Zeng et al. 2023