Gloydius variegatus REN, HUANG, WU, JIANG & LI, 2024
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Gloydius variegatus
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Gloydius variegatus REN, HUANG, WU, JIANG & LI 2024 |
| Distribution | China (Xizang) Type locality: Karuo Town, Karub District, Qamdo Prefecture, Xizang Autonomous Region, China (31.0399° N, 97.2266° E; 3 324 m a.s.l.). |
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| Types | Holotype: CIB 121711 (field No. LJT-YT2022022), adult female, collected by Junjie HUANG, Jinlong REN, and Wei WU on 13 August 2022. Paratype: CIB 121712 (field No. LJT-YT2022009), adult male, collected by Jinlong REN, Junjie HUANG, and Wei WU at the same collection site (31.0401° N, 97.2262° E; 3299 m a.s.l.) as the holotype on 12 August 2022. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Gloydius variegatus sp. nov. can be differentiated from all congeners based on a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) body moderate, total length 484–564 mm; (2) head robust, round, oval in shape; (3) snout blunt, canthus rostralis indistinct; (4) internasal scales rectangular shaped, not truncated anteriorly; (5) dorsal scale rows 21-21-15 or 21-21-17, distinctly keeled throughout except for outermost row; (6) dorsal body scales matte, not glassy, without metallic luster; (7) ventrals 166–167, subcaudals 42–47; (8) pair of distinct blackish brown eye stripes present or barely visible on lateral head; (9) dorsal, lateral head scales inclusive of supralabial scales not spotted; (10) dorsal background coloration ranging from blackish brown or faint yellow; (11) large irregular light brownish black transverse patches or crossbands across dorsal body from neck to tail; (12) ventrolateral lines absent; (13) hemipenis half divided, bilaterally symmetrical, spine area restricted to basal one-third of branch length. (Rren et al. 2024) 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 3568 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after Latin variegatus for varied or diverse, reflecting the variable pholidosis, eye stripe, and dorsal color pattern of the species. |
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