Wildlifeof India
Ovophis monticola
Vipers
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Ovophis monticola
Basic stats
Range
Asia: in India, Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland; also Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, China and South-east Asia
Size
Total length of males about 49cm, of females about 110cm
The Chinese mountain pit viper is a pit viper found in Asia. The head has a short snout, a little more than twice the diameter of the eye, and the crown is covered by small scales rather than large shields. The scales are usually smooth and feebly overlapping, with 5–9 scales in a line between the large supraoculars (Wikipedia, general species account).
Total length is given as about 49 cm in males and 110 cm in females. The Reptile Database lists the nominate form from north-eastern India, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Laos, Vietnam and the Malay Peninsula. The account used here gives no information on habitat, diet or breeding.
Quick answers
- Where is the Ovophis monticola found?
- Asia: in India, Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland; also Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, China and South-east Asia
- How big is the Ovophis monticola?
- Total length of males about 49cm, of females about 110cm