Gloydius liupanensis LIU, SONG & LUO, 1989
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Gloydius liupanensis
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | Chinese: 六盘山蝮 |
| Synonym | Gloydius halys liupanensis LIU, SONG & LUO 1989 Gloydius strauchi liupanensis — WANG & ZHAO 2006 Gloydius liupanensis — XU et al. 2012 Gloydius liupanensis — WANG et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | China (Gansu), 2300 m elevation Type locality: Liupan Mountains in the Ningxia Huizo Region, east of the Qingyang area in der Province Gansu. Only known from the type locality. |
| Reproduction | Viviparous. |
| Types | Type: unlocated fide McDIARMID et al. 1999: 308, given as Department of Biology, Lanzhou University, Nr. 85001, adult male; allotype given as 85004, adult female. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The new subspecies differs from the other 3 subspecies of our country in 1) difference between the females and the males in morpha; 2) body sides with the white lines from head to tail; 3) 19-21 rows of dorsal scales in the middle body; 4) ventrals + subcaudals 192—201 (on an average 196). (Liu et al. 1989, english abstract) Additional details (44 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Venomous! Synonymy: Zhao et al. (1998) synonymized Gloydius halys liupanensis with G. strauchi which was maintained by WALLACH et al. 2014: 311. GUMPRECHT et al. (2004) do not recognize the subspecies liupanensis, mogoi, and affinis. Zhao 2006 listed Gloydius halys cognatus, liupanensis, qinlingensis, and stejnegeri as synonyms of either G. strauchi or G. intermedius. Phylogenetics: see XU et al. 2009. Subspecies: Agkistrodon halys ussuriensis and other subspecies have been elevated to full species status. Conservation: one of the 30 most endangered viper species (Maritz et al. 2016). Distribution: for a map of localities see Shi et al. 2021: 102 (Fig. 6) |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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