Gloydius saxatilis
Juvenile Sobaeksan National Park, S. Korea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Gloydius
Species:
G. saxatilis
Binomial name
Gloydius saxatilis
(Emelianov, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Trigonocephalus intermedius – Strauch, 1868 (part)
  • Trigonocephalus intermedius – Strauch, 1873 (part)
  • Ancistrodon intermedius
    – Boulenger, 1896 (part)
  • Agkistrodon blomhoffii intermedius
    – Stejneger, 1907 (part)
  • Ancistrodon halys intermedius
    – Nikolsky, 1916 (part)
  • Agkistrodon halys intermedius
    – Stejneger, 1925 (part)
  • Ancistrodon halys intermedius
    – Emelianov, 1929 (part)
  • Agkistrodon halys intermedius – Maki, 1931 (part)
  • Ancistrodon halys stejnegeri Rendahl, 1933 (part)
  • Agkistrodon halys
    – Pope, 1935 (part)
  • Agkistrodon halys
    – Okada, 1935 (part)
  • Ancistrodon saxatilis Emelianov, 1937
  • Agkistrodon saxatilis
    – Gloyd, 1972
  • Agkistrodon shedoaensis continentalis Zhao, 1980
  • Gloydius saxatilis
    – Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
  • Agkistrodon intermedius saxatilis
    – Gloyd & Conant, 1982
  • Agkistrodon saxatilis
    – Zhao & Adler, 1993
  • Gloydius saxatilis – McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999[2]
Common names: Amur viper,[3] rock mamushi.[4]

Gloydius saxatilis is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Russia, China and the Korean Peninsula. No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]

Description

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It has a thicker body than other vipers. The top of the head has an inverted V-shaped marking, and lacks the white line markings of other vipers.

Habitat

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They can be found in the mountains, often near streams and in forests.

Etymology

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The specific name, saxatilis, means "found among rocks".

Geographic range

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Found in Russia (eastern Siberia), northeastern China and North and South Korea.[1] Chernov (1934) proposed that the type locality be restricted to the "Suchan River (in Primorskiy Kray)".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Guo, P. (2010). "Gloydius saxatilis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178600A7578690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178600A7578690.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
  4. ^ Gloyd HK, Conant R. 1990. Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex: A Monographic Review. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 614 pp. 52 plates. LCCN 89-50342. ISBN 0-916984-20-6.
  5. ^ "Gloydius saxatilis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 May 2007.

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