Gloydius caraganus

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Gloydius caraganus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Gloydius
Species:
G. caraganus
Binomial name
Gloydius caraganus
(Eichwald, 1831)
Synonyms

Trigonocephalus caraganusEichwald, 1831

Gloydius caraganus, or the Karaganda pitviper, is a species of Asian moccasin from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. [1] The name caraganus comes from the area in which it was first discovered. [2] As all pit vipers, it is venomous. [3] Previously considered a subspecies of G. halys , it has recently been elevated to full species. [4]

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Description

The Karaganda pitviper can grow to above 74 cm in males and 53 cm in females. It has a curved snout and pale colouration with 36–50 dark bands. [3]

Reproduction

Gloydius caraganus is known to be viviparous. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Lambert, Michael R. K. (2002). "Preliminary observations on herpetofaunal diversity in the Almaty region, southern Kazakhstan (September 1998)". The Herpetological Bulletin (79).
  2. ↑ Eichwald, Carl Eduard (1831). Zoologia specialis quam expositus animalibus tum vivis, tum fossilibus potissimum Rossiae in universum, et Poloniae in specie. Vol. 3. p. 170. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51803.
  3. 1 2 3 "Gloydius caraganus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  4. ↑ Asadi, Atefeh; Montgelard, Claudine; Nazarizadeh, Masoud; Moghaddasi, Akram; Fatemizadeh, Faezeh; Simonov, Evgeniy; Kami, Haji Gholi; Kaboli, Mohammad (2019-02-04). "Evolutionary history and postglacial colonization of an Asian pit viper (Gloydius halys caucasicus) into Transcaucasia revealed by phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 1224. Bibcode:2019NatSR...9.1224A. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-37558-8. ISSN   2045-2322. PMC   6362119 . PMID   30718614.


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