Ovophis monticola

Ovophis monticola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Ovophis
Species:
O. monticola
Binomial name
Ovophis monticola
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Parias maculata - Gray, 1853
  • Trimeresurus monticola - Günther, 1864
  • Crotalus Trimeres[urus]. monticola - Higgins, 1873
  • Trimeresurus monticola - Boulenger, 1890
  • Lachesis monticola - Boulenger, 1896
  • Trimeresurus monticola monticola - Mell, 1931
  • Agkistrodon monticola - Pope, 1932
  • Trimeresurus tonkinensis - Bourret, 1934 (possible nomen nudum)
  • Trimeresurus tonkinensis - Bourret, 1934
  • T[rimeresurus]. m[onticola]. tonkinensis - Deuve, 1970
  • Trimeresurus monticola - Saint-Girons, 1972
  • Ovophis monticola - Burger In Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
  • Ovophis monticola monticola - Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
  • Ovophis tonkinensis - Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
  • Ovophis tonkinensis - Golay et al., 1993
  • Ovophis monticola monticola - Orlov & Helfenberger, 1997[2]


Ovophis monticola, commonly known as the Chinese mountain pit viper, is a pit viper species found in Asia. Currently, two subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[3] Recent taxonomic work suggests that most of these should be considered as separate species.[4] IUCN has already evaluated O. m. makazayazaya as Ovophis makazayazaya.[5]

  1. ^ Malhotra, A. (2010). "Ovophis monticola". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T178669A7592174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178669A7592174.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ "Ovophis monticola". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  4. ^ Malhotra, A.; Dawson, K.; Guo, P.; Thorpe, R. S. (2011). "Phylogenetic structure and species boundaries in the mountain pitviper Ovophis monticola (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) in Asia". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 59 (2): 444–457. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.02.010. PMID 21315823.
  5. ^ Lau, M.; Zhou, Z. & Guo, P. (2012). "Ovophis makazayazaya". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T196010A2441839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T196010A2441839.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.