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 | ovoviviparous |
| 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) 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 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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