Ovophis okinavensis

Ovophis okinavensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Ovophis
Species:

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

Primary references

Template:Boulenger, 1892b

Vernacular names

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