A new mountain pitviper of the genus Ovophis Burger in Hoge amp; Romano-Hoge, 1981 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from Yunnan, China

Based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis and morphological comparison, a new species of mountain pitviper, Ovophis jenkinsi sp. nov., is described. The new species was collected in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China. It can be distinguished from congeneric species by the following characters...

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Published inZooKeys Vol. 1203; pp. 173 - 187
Main Authors Xian-Chun Qiu, Jin-Ze Wang, Zu-Yao Xia, Zhong-Wen Jiang, Yan Zeng, Nan Wang, Pi-Peng Li, Jing-Song Shi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pensoft Publishers 01.05.2024
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