Gloydius huangi WANG, REN, DONG, JIANG, SHI, SILER & CHE, 2019
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Gloydius huangi
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Pinyin: Lan Cang Fu (original Chinese in paper but not copyable) E: Lancang Plateau Viper Chinese: 澜沧蝮 |
| Synonym | Gloydius huangi WANG, REN, DONG, JIANG, SHI, SILER & CHE 2019 Gloydius strauchi — HU et al. 1987: 143 Gloydius strauchi — ZHAO et al. 1999: 413–419 Gloydius strauchi — ZHAO 2006: 127–129 Gloydius strauchi — LI et al. 2010: 153–155 |
| Distribution | China (Tibet) Type locality: Jinduo, Chagyab County, Chamdo, Tibet, China (30.2050°N, 97.2869°E, WGS 84, 3,046 m elevation). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: KIZ 027654, adult female, collected by Kai Wang and Gadeng Nima on 10 June 2016 (Figs. 3–5 in Wang et al. 2019). Paratypes: KIZ 027665, adult male and KIZ 027666, subadult male, collected from Tongsha, Markam County, Chamdo, Tibet, China (29.9853°N, 98.0764°E, WGS 84, 3,307 m elevation) by Kai Wang, Jinlong Ren, and Gadeng Nima on 20 June 2016. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Gloydius huangi sp. nov. can be differentiated from all congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: 1) moderate body size with SVL up to 532 mm; 2) head robust, round, oval in shape; 3) snout blunt, upper jaw not projecting forward; 4) mid-dorsal scale count 21; 5) ventral scale count 158–174; 6) subcaudal scale count 42 or 43; 7) internasal scales rectangular shaped, not truncated anteriorly; 8) dorsal body scales matte, not glassy, without metallic luster; 9) long spines present on hemipenes, extending beyond the fork point toward tips; 10) dorsal background coloration ranging from light buff (color 2) to pale pinkish buff (color 3); 11) distinct olive horn color (color 16) transverse patches with jet black (color 300) edges across dorsal body from neck to tail; 12) ventrolateral lines absent; and 13) a jet black (color 300) C-shaped pattern on occipital region of head, with the opening of the C figure facing anterior direction. 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 3140 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map of localities see Shi et al. 2021: 102 (Fig. 6) |
| Etymology | Named after Chinese herpetologist Dr. Song Huang from Huangshan University, who has made continuous contributions to research on Chinese snakes in Tibet and the HMR |
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