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Ovophis monticola

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Tillack, F.; Shah, K.B.; Gumprecht, A. & Husain, A. 2003 Anmerkungen zur Verbreitung, Morphologie, Biologie, Haltung und Nachzucht der Berg-Grubenotter Ovophis monticola monticola (Günther, 1864) (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae). Sauria 25 (4):
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The head has a short snout, a little more than twice the length of the diameter of the eye. The crown is covered by small scales rather than large shields, while the scales are usually smooth, feebly imbricate. The first
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Little is known about the venom of this species but it is presumed to contain hemorrhagins and procoagulants. There has been one recorded fatality from the bite of this species.
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Mountain pitviper, mountain viper, Chinese pit viper, spotted pit viper, Arisan habu, Chinese mountain pit viper. Bengali name: পাহাড়ী বোড়া.
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Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp.
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described here. Recent taxonomic work suggests that most of these should be considered as separate species.
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are usually not in contact with one another, separated by 2 small suprapostrostral scales. There are 7-10
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are smooth or weakly keeled, in 23-25, occasionally in 19 or 21 longitudinal rows at midbody.
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are beneath the eye, but separated from orbit by a series of 2-4 small scales.
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B.) 973:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 7: 529:: 133-137 and 22-28 respectively ). 1466:IUCN Red List least concern species 637:is described as "Sikkim" (India). 402:Total length of males 49 cm ( 14: 819:Goaligong Shan, north of Pianma, 416:inches), of females 110 cm ( 444:inches), of females 15 cm ( 342:- Orlov & Helfenberger, 1997 260:Trimeresurus monticola monticola 75: 378:are recognized, including the 326:- Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 320:- Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 1: 1201:Reptarium.cz Reptile Database 1173:The Reptiles of British India 1536:Taxa named by Albert Günther 1203:. Accessed 12 December 2007. 816:Gaoligong mountain pitviper 773:Taiwanese mountain pitviper 314:Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 985:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.02.010 340:Ovophis monticola monticola 318:Ovophis monticola monticola 1567: 1531:Reptiles described in 1864 358:Chinese mountain pit viper 274:- Bourret, 1934 (possible 1075:. 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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Serpentes
Viperidae
Ovophis
Binomial name
Günther

Synonyms
nomen nudum
venomous
pitviper
species
Asia
subspecies
nominate subspecies
IUCN
upper labial
nasal
supraoculars
internasals

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