- Ovophis chaseni
-
Ovophis chaseni Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae Genus: Ovophis Species: O. chaseni Binomial name Ovophis chaseni
(Smith, 1931)Synonyms - Trimeresurus chaseni - Smith, 1931
- Ovophis chaseni - Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981[1]
Ovophis chaseni is a venomous pitviper species found on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
Contents
Description
Scalation includes 19, 17-19 or 15 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 130-143 ventral scales, 20-30 paired subcaudal scales and 6 supralabial scales with the third being the highest.[2]
Geographic range
Found on the island of Borneo, Indonesia, in northern Sabah in the region of Mount Kinabalu. The type locality given is "Kiau" (at the foot of Mt. Kinabalu, northern Borneo, co. 915 m).[1]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
- ^ Brown JH. 1973. Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. ISBN 0-398-02808-7.
- ^ "Ovophis chaseni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634898. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
External links
- Garthius chaseni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 July 2007.
This Alethinophidia article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
