Gloydius tsushimaensis (ISOGAWA, MORIYA & MITSUI, 1994)
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Gloydius tsushimaensis
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Tsushima island pitviper Japanese: Tsushima Mamushi |
| Synonym | Agkistrodon tsushiamensis ISOGAWA, MORIYA & MITSUI 1994 Gloydius tsushimaensis — GUMPRECHT et al. 2004 Gloydius tsushimaensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 312 Gloydius tsushimaensis — ORLOV et al. 2014 |
| Distribution | Japan (Tsushima Island) Type locality: Yora-Naiin, Izuhara-cho, Shimoagata-gun, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: OMNH (Osaka) R3934, a 563 mm male (YMS Research team, 28 July 1987). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: This species differs from its relatives in the following combination of characters: pits on dorsal scales inconspicuous; ventrals 140-151 in males, 144-153 in females; subcaudals 44-50 in males, 38-45 in females; central dark spots lacking in dorsal blotches; number of bands on trunk 21-28; postocular streak poorly contrasted; venter with pepper-and-salt pattern consisting of numerous fine dark speckles, such pigmentation lacking in the distal half of tail; tongue pink or reddish brown in life; vertebra relatively depressed in shape, its neural Spine considerably low, especially compared to that of A. b. blomhoffii; W of sex chromosomes subtelocentric. (Isogawa et al. 1994) Additional details (4987 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Venomous! Not listed in MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999. |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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