Ovophis okinavensis

Ovophis okinavensis

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 okinavensis

Name

Ovophis okinavensis (Boulenger, 1892)

• Syntypes (2): BMNH 1946.1.18.69-70 (formerly BMNH 1892.9.3.17–18), two ♀, collected by P.A. Holst between 1889–1892.
• Type locality: “Okinawa, or Great Loo Choo”.

Combinations

• Trimeresurus okinavensis Boulenger, 1892: 302 [original combination]
• Lachesis okinavensis — Boulenger, 1896 [subsequent combination]
• Ovophis okinavensis — Burger in Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Japan: Ryukyu Archipelago: Amami and Okinawa Groups.

References

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ovophis okinavensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 October 2021.
• Ota, H. & Kidera, N. 2018. IUCN: Ovophis okinavensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T96265023A96265034. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T96265023A96265034.en

Vernacular names

English: Ryukyu Island Pit Viper
日本語: ヒメハブ

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