Tonkin pitviper
Ovophis tonkinensis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Ovophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 54 places on iNaturalist
About
Tonkin pitviper (Ovophis tonkinensis) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in China, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 11 more. Recorded in 54 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Malayan Brown Pit Viper Ovophis convictus
- Zayuan mountain pitviper Ovophis zayuensis
- Okinawa Pitviper Ovophis okinavensis
- Chinese Mountain Pit Viper Ovophis monticola
- Taiwan Mountain Pitviper Ovophis makazayazaya
- Bothrops sonene
- Hetfield's Bush Viper Atheris hetfieldi
- Arunachal Pitviper Trimeresurus arunachalensis
- Crotalus caliginis
- San Esteban Island Rattlesnake Crotalus estebanensis
- Veracruz Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus mictlantecuhtli
- Tehuantepec Isthmus Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus ehecatl
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.