The status of the nomen "Ovophis malhotrae" (Squamata, Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae)
We show that the new nomen "Ovophis malhotrae" proposed by Zeng et al. (2023a‒b) is nomenclaturally unavailable. As we consider the species for which it was coined taxonomically valid, we propose for it a new nomen, satisfying the criteria of publication of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. The original description of this species is slightly expanded.
Authors
- Gernot Vogel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4542-518X)
- Patrick David (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7562-684X)
- THIERRY FRÉTEY (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5421-4563)
Institutions
- German Society of Surgery (DE)
- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (FR)
- Association for Language Learning (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bionomina
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/bionomina.38.1.5
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85