Ovophis okinavensis

Ovophis okinavensis

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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

Native distribution areas

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  • Japan: Ryukyu Archipelago: Amami and Okinawa Groups.

References

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Primary references

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Template:Boulenger, 1892b

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Vernacular names

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