Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
January 21st, 2026.
 
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Genus
Azemiops
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Asian Mole Vipers
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Asiatische Maulwurfvipern
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Asiatiske Muldvarpehugorme
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1888 |  |
Azemiops Boulenger (type species: Azemiops feae Boulenger 1888) |
Contents:
2 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Shaanxi,
Sichuan,
Tibet,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Vietnam.
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Azemiops.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Azemiops feae
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Black-headed Mole Viper, Black-headed Burmese Viper, (Fea's Viper)
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Schwarzkopf-Maulwurfviper, (Fea-Viper)
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Sorthovedet Muldvarpehugorm, (Feas Viper)
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1888 | |
Azemiops feae Boulenger |
Distribution:
China
(Guizhou,
Sichuan,
Tibet,
Yunnan),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Vietnam.
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Azemiops kharini
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White-headed Mole Viper, (White-headed Burmese Viper)
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Weisskopf-Maulwurfviper
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Hvidhovedet Muldvarpehugorm
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2013 | |
Azemiops kharini Orlov, Ryabov & Nguyen |
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2013 | |
Azemiops albocephala Orlov, Ryabov & Nguyen 2013 (subsequent correction note in the same periodical as the original description) |
Remarks:
Validity of kharini as a separate species needs confirmation (Teynié, Lottier & David 2017).
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Shaanxi,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
Vietnam.
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