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Gloydius (Pitviper)

Wikipedia Abstract

Gloydius is a genus of venomous pitvipers endemic to Asia. Named after American herpetologist Howard K. Gloyd, this genus is very similar to the North American genus Agkistrodon. Nine species are currently recognized.
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Species

Gloydius angusticeps
Gloydius blomhoffii (Japanese mamushi) (Attributes)
Gloydius brevicauda
Gloydius caraganus (Karaganda pitviper)
Gloydius caucasicus (Caucasian pitviper) (Attributes)
Gloydius changdaoensis
Gloydius cognatus
Gloydius halys (Halys Pit Viper) (Attributes)
Gloydius himalayanus (Himalayan Pitviper) (Attributes)
Gloydius huangi
Gloydius intermedius (Central Asian pitviper) (Attributes)
Gloydius lateralis
Gloydius lipipengi
Gloydius liupanensis (Halys Pit Viper (halys) (Attributes)
Gloydius monticola (Likiang pitviper) (Attributes)
Gloydius qinlingensis
Gloydius rickmersi
Gloydius rubromaculatus
Gloydius shedaoensis (Shedao island pitviper) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Gloydius stejnegeri (Gobi pitviper)
Gloydius strauchi (Strauch’s pitviper) (Attributes)
Gloydius swild
Gloydius tsushimaensis (Tsushima Island pitviper) (Attributes)
Gloydius ussuriensis (Ussuri Mamushi) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0