Ovophis makazayazaya

Taiwan mountain pit viper
Ovophis makazayazaya on the forest floor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Ovophis
Species:
O. makazayazaya
Binomial name
Ovophis makazayazaya
(Takahashi, 1922)
Synonyms
List
    • Ovophis monticola subsp. makazayazaya (Takahashi, 1922)
    • Trimeresurus makazayazaya Takahashi, 1922
    • Trimeresurus monticola subsp. formosensis Mell, 1929
    • Trimeresurus monticola subsp. makazayazaya TU, 2000
    • Trimeresurus monticora Takahashi, 1930
    • Trimeresurus monticora subsp. makazayazaya Takahashi, 1930
    • Trimeresurus orientalis Schmidt, 1925

The Taiwan mountain pit viper (Ovophis makazayazaya; Chinese: 台湾烙铁头蛇), also known as the Eastern mountain pit viper or Oriental mountain pit viper, is a venomous snake native to southeast China, northern Vietnam, Laos, and Taiwan. It was previously considered a subspecies of Ovophis monticola, but was suggested as a full species in 2011.

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