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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: February 11th, 2024.


Taxonomy of the family Viperidae
Bibliography of the genus Azemiops
Biodiversity of the family Viperidae








Genus
Azemiops

Asian Mole Vipers

Asiatische Maulwurfvipern

Asiatiske Muldvarpehugorme

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.

Azemiops feae

Black-headed Mole Viper, Black-headed Burmese Viper, (Fea's Viper)

Schwarzkopf-Maulwurfviper, (Fea-Viper)

Sorthovedet Muldvarpehugorm, (Feas Viper)

1888 Azemiops feae Boulenger

Distribution: China (Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam.


Azemiops kharini

White-headed Mole Viper, (White-headed Burmese Viper)

Weisskopf-Maulwurfviper

Hvidhovedet Muldvarpehugorm

2013 Azemiops kharini Orlov, Ryabov & Nguyen
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.