Ovophis zhaoermii LIU, HOU, MO, LI, LI, LUO, RAO & LI, 2025
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Ovophis zhaoermii
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Guanyinshan mountain pitviper” Chinese: 观音山烙铁头蛇 (Pinyin: guān yīn shān lào tiě tóu shé) |
| Synonym | Ovophis zhaoermii LIU, HOU, MO, LI, LI, LUO, RAO & LI 2025: 293 |
| Distribution | China (Yunnan) Type locality: Yuanyang Guanyinshan Provincial Nature Reserve, Yuanyang County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China (23°1'43"N, 102°56'11"E; 2400 m a.s.l.). |
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| Types | Holotype. KIZ2024078, adult male, collected on 23 July 2024 by Shuo Liu. Paratypes. • KIZ2023041, adult male, collected on 16 May 2023, and KIZ2024079–KIZ2024080, two adult males, collected on 16 July 2024, all by Shuo Liu from the same locality as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=4): Ratio of tail length to total length 0.191–0.206, internasals separated by one or two scales, second supralabial bordering loreal pit, dorsal scales in 22-21-17 rows, ventrals 146–148, subcaudals 57–64, 3–11 subcaudals unpaired and other subcaudals paired, third supralabial larger than fourth, dorsal surface of head unpatterned, dorsal surface of body brownish-black or reddish-brown with rectangular black blotches, series of white spots on dorsal surface of tail continuous, iris off-white with a black mesh pattern. (Liu et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 5847 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after renowned Chinese herpetologist, Prof. Ermi Zhao (1930–2016). The designation of this specific epithet honors his great contribution to herpetological research in China, especially in snake research. |
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