Common names: mountain pit vipers.Ovophis is a genus of venomous pit vipers found in Asia. Seven species are currently recognized.
Found in Asia in Nepal and Seven Sisters (Assam), India, eastward through Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, West Malaysia, Taiwan, Okinawa, Sumatra and Borneo.
| Species | Taxon author | Subsp.* | Common name | Geographic range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. convictus | (Stolickza, 1870) | 0 | Indo-Malayan mountain pitviper | Sumatra, Cambodia; Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. | |
| O. jenkinsi | Qiu, Wang, Xia, Jiang, Zeng, Wang, Li & Shi, 2024 | 0 | Jenkins’ mountain pitviper | China. | |
| O. makazayazaya | (Takahashi, 1922) | 0 | Taiwan mountain pitviper | South-eastern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam. | |
| O. malhotrae | Zeng, Li, Liu, Wu,-Y., Hou, Zhao, Nguyen, Guo, & Shi, 2023 | 0 | China and Vietnam. | ||
| O. monticolaT | (Günther, 1864) | 2 | Chinese Mountain pit viper | Nepal, India (Assam, Sikkim), Myanmar, China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and Hong Kong), Taiwan, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, West Malaysia, and Sumatra in Indonesia. | |
| O. okinavensis | (Boulenger, 1892) | 0 | Okinawa pit viper | Japan (Ryukyu Islands: Okinawa and the Amami Islands). | |
| O. tonkinensis | (Bourret, 1934) | 0 | Tonkin pit viper | Vietnam and China. | |
| O. zayuensis | (Jiang, 1977) | 0 | Zayuan mountain pit viper | China. |
Species placed in this group have long been associated with the genus Trimeresurus. One other species that is included in some other taxonomies is O. tonkinensis (Bourret, 1934). It is commonly called the Tonkin pit viper and is found in Vietnam and China.