Gloydius cognatus (GLOYD, 1977)
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Gloydius cognatus
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Alashan pitviper G: Alashan-Otter Chinese: 阿拉善蝮 |
| Synonym | Agkistrodon halys cognatus GLOYD 1977: 1002 Agkistrodon halys cognatus — WELCH 1994: 11 Gloydius halys cognatus — GUMPRECHT et al. 2004 Gloydius halys cognatus — WAGNER et al. 2015 Gloydius cognatus — SHI et al. 2016 Gloydius cognatus — SHI et al. 2018 Gloydius cognatus — ASADI et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | NC China (Gansu) Type locality: Choni, on the Tao River, Gansu Province, China. |
| Reproduction | Viviparous. |
| Types | Holotype: USNM 68586, subadult male; Paratypes. USMN 68504, 68506, 68541 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small viper of the genus, up to 590 mm total length. Supralabial scales 7-8. Dorsal scales in 23 (rarely 21) rows around mid-body; ventral scales between 153-165; subcaudal scales paired, between 36-54. Body with 29- 43 dark transverse bands, each 4-5 scales wide and extending down to scale row 4 to 2 [WAGNER et al. 2015]. 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 213 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Venomous! Synonymy: Zhao 2006 listed Gloydius halys cognatus, liupanensis, qinlingensis, and stejnegeri as synonyms of either G. strauchi or G. intermedius. Synonymy: Listed as a synonym of Gloydius halys by Wallach et al. 2014: 310. Activity Pattern. Diurnal and night. Distribution: for a map of localities see Shi et al. 2021: 102 (Fig. 6) |
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