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. |
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| 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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