Gloydius nepalensis JABLONSKI, TILLACK, TILLACK, PETZOLD, WILZO, DAS, IDREES, BANIYA, MASROOR & HOFMANN, 2026
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Gloydius nepalensis
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Nepali Pitviper |
| Synonym | Gloydius nepalensis JABLONSKI, TILLACK, TILLACK, PETZOLD, WILZO, DAS, IDREES, BANIYA, MASROOR & HOFMANN 2026 Ovophis monticola — SCHLEICH & KÄSTLE 2002: 1068 |
| Distribution | WC Nepal (Humla, Jumla, and Dolpa in the Karnali Province Mustang, Baglung, Myagdi, and Manang in the Gandaki Province (Jablonski et al. 2026, Smith and Battersby 1953; Kramer 1977; Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987; Sura 1987; Gloyd & Conant 1990; Shah 1995; Schleich & Kästle 2002) Type locality: fromKalopani village, Mustang District, Gandaki Province, Nepal, 28.6167°N, 83.6000°E, 2500 m altitude. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZMB 65613, an adult male, donated by Matthias Lorenz (Fig. 21) . Paratypes. BMNH 1953.1.1.71, juvenile female collected 8 miles west of Tibrikot, Dolpa District, Karnali Province, Nepal by William Russell Sykes in 1952 ; MHNG 1329.6 and MHNG 1329.8, male and female from Dhorpatan, Baglung District, Gandaki Province, Nepal, collected by L. Naef in September 1963 and R. Weiersmüller in October 1963 respectively ; NME R 0544 / 07 (field no. SN 6500), adult male from Kermi, 14 km northwest of Simikot, Humla District, Karnali Province, Nepal, collected on 12 June 2001 by Jörg Weipert ; NHMK 254 (formerly RMNH.RENA 20514), adult male from Gurja Ghat, 5 km east of Dhorpatan, Baglung District, Gandaki Province, Nepal, collected on 14 July 1981 by Paul E. Ouboter, Lurly M. R. Nanhoe and Karan B. Shah ; RMNH.RENA.20512, adult male from Tal village, Manang District, Gandaki Province, Nepal, collected on 3 May 1981 by Lurly M. R. Nanhoe and Paul E. Ouboter ; RMNH.RENA.20513, adult female from Dhorpatan, Baglung District, Gandaki Province, Nepal, collected on 13 July 1981 by Lurly M. R. Nanhoe and Paul E. Ouboter ; ZMB 65612, adult female from Syang village (Jomsom) Mustang District, Gandaki Province, Nepal, donated by Matthias Lorenz ; ZSM 154/1973/1 –2, adult male and female, ZSM 154/1973/4, adult male, and ZSM 156/1973/1, adult male, all from Kalopani village, Mustang District, Gandaki Province, Nepal, collected on 8 June 1973 by Ulrich Gruber and Dieter Fuchs ; ZSM 157 / 1973, adult male from Tukuche village, Mustang District, Gandaki Province, Nepal, collected on 23 June 1973 by Ulrich Gruber and Dieter Fuchs . |
| Diagnosis | Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Jablonski et al. 2026: Fig. 9. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet nepalensis is a latinised adjective meaning " from Nepal, " referring to the country where the species was discovered. Located in the central Himalaya, Nepal encompasses an exceptionally diverse range of ecosystems, from subtropical lowlands to alpine environments. The name honours the geographic origin of the species and highlights the country’s ecological significance as part of the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot, which supports many range-restricted and endemic species. It also acknowledges Nepal’s increasing role in herpetological research and conservation in South Asia. The name has previously been used for various amphibian and reptile species, including Scutiger nepalensis Dubois, 1974, Minervarya nepalensis (Dubois, 1975), Cyrtodactylus nepalensis (Schleich & Kästle, 1998), or Ablepharus nepalensis (Eremchenko & Helfenberger, 1998) . |
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