Gloydius swild SHI & MALHOTRA, 2021
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Gloydius swild
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Glacier pit viper Chinese: 冰川蝮 (Bīng Chuān Fù) |
| Synonym | Gloydius swild SHI & MALHOTRA in SHI et al. 2021: 102 |
| Distribution | China (Heishui, Aba, Sichuan) Type locality: Heishui, Aba, Sichuan |
| Reproduction | ovoviviparous. One adult female (Holotype) was collected when pregnant, gave birth to eight neonates (including a couple of conjoined twins) on September 20th, 2017 in captivity. The weight of the normal neonates ranged between 3.00–3.45 g (3.01, 3.22, 3.22, 3.23, 3.28, 3.45, average = 3.235, n = 6). The weight of the conjoined twins was 2.86 g (weighed after the first shedding). (Shi et al. 2021). |
| Types | Holotype: IVPP OV2725 (G2, Figs 1, 3), adult female, collected from Heishui, Aba, Sichuan (32.23°N, 102.80°E, 2940 m), on 23 July, 2017, by the senior author; paratype, IVPP OV 2726, adult male, the same locality as the holotype, collected by Jia-Wei Wu (chief executive officer of SWILD Group). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Gloydius swild sp. nov. differs from other congeneric species in the following characteristics: i) the narrower postorbital stripe, ii) a pair of round spots on the parietal scales; iii) the absence of the black spots on the lateral body; iv) 21 rows of mid-body dorsal scales; v) a pair of arched stripes on the occiput; vi) 168–170 ventral scales, and vii) 43–46 subcaudal scales. (Shi et al. 2021). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3130 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: Gloydius strauchi, Gloydius angusticeps Distribution: for a map of localities see Shi et al. 2021: 102 (Fig. 6) |
| Etymology | Named after the SWILD Group (Southwest Wild, http://www.swild.cn/), who discovered the new species and collected the first species during an expedition to the Dagu Holy-glacier, Heishui, Sichuan. |
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