Ovophis monticola

Ovophis monticola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Ovophis
Species: Ovophis monticola

Name

Ovophis monticola (Günther, 1864)

• Syntypes (2): BMNH 1946.1.18.76 and 1946.1.19.91.
• Type locality: “Nepal” and “Sikkim”.

Combinations

• Trimeresurus monticola Günther, 1864: 388 [original combination]
• Lachesis monticola — Boulenger, 1896 [subsequent combination]
• Agkistrodon monticola — Pope, 1932 [subsequent combination]
• Ovophis monticola — Burger in Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Malhotra, A. 2010. IUCN: Ovophis monticola  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178669A7592174. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178669A7592174.en

Vernacular names

English: Chinese Mountain Pit Viper