Ovophis medogensis LIAO, SHI, LUO, HUANG, LINN, GIRI & WANG, 2026
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Ovophis medogensis
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Ovophis medogensis LIAO, SHI, LUO, HUANG, LINN, GIRI & WANG 2026 |
| Distribution | China (Xizang Autonomous Region) Type locality: Gelin Village, Medog County, Xizang Autonomous Region, China (95.16208958 E, 29.20668381 N; elevation 1747 m) |
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| Types | Holotype: CIB 122661, adult male, collected by Zhonghao Luo and Bo Chen on 21 October 2023. Paratypes: CIB 122660, adult male, collected by Shengchao Shi from Beibeng Township, Medog County, Xizang Autonomous Region, China (95.14737458 E, 29.22909506 N; elevation 970 m) on 15 April 2017. Holotype CIB 122661, adult male, collected by Zhonghao Luo and Bo Chen from Gelin Village, Medog County, Xizang Autonomous Region, China (95.16208958 E, 29.20668381 N; elevation 1747 m) on 21 October 2023. Paratypes CIB 122660, adult male, collected by Shengchao Shi from Beibeng Township, Medog County, Xizang Autonomous Region, China (95.14737458 E, 29.22909506 N; elevation 970 m) on 15 April 2017. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis A medium-sized species of Ovophis characterized by the following combination of characters: tail length to total length (TaL/TL) ratio 0.179–0.181 (N=4); internasal scales undivided or separated by 1 scale; second supralabial bordering the loreal pit; dorsal scale rows (DSR) 23 (25) –23–19 (N=4); ventrals scales (VEN) 132–138 (N=4), bearing strong keels along the dorsal region; subcaudals scales (SC) 39–49 (N=4), mostly paired with occasional single undivided scales; third supralabial distinctly larger than the fourth (N=4); dorsal surface of the head lacking distinct markings; postocular region to neck with orange-red coloration; neck marked by two approximately parallel stripes; dorsal body brownish-yellow with irregular black, butterfly-shaped blotches; and dorsal surface of the tail or named with a continuous series of white spots. (Liao et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about .69 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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