Gloydius lipipengi

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Gloydius lipipengi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Gloydius
Species:
G. lipipengi
Binomial name
Gloydius lipipengi
Shi et al., 2021

Gloydius lipipengi, the Nujiang pit viper, is a species of Asian moccasin from China. Taxonomically it is named after Prof. Pi-Peng Li, a herpetologist from Shenyang Normal University. [1] As with all pit vipers, it is venomous. [2] [3] It is most closely related to G. rubromaculatus . [4]

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Description

A small snake, the Nujiang pit viper is distinguishable by its grey-black markings and specific scale counts and morphologies. The markings are a pair on the front of the snake's triangular head, horizontal stripes from the eyes to the cheeks to the neck, and irregular shapes along the body. [4]

Habitat

Gloydius lipipengi is known to reside in hot, dry areas of leaf litter in forests. [4]

Diet

The Nuijang pit viper has been known to eat pink mice in captivity. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Two new pit vipers discovered from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau | Blog". 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  2. ↑ "Gloydius lipipengi". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  3. ↑ "Two New Species of Venomous Snakes Discovered | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Shi, Jing-Song; Liu, Jin-Cheng; Giri, Rohit; Owens, John Benjamin; Santra, Vishal; Kuttalam, Sourish; Selvan, Melvin; Guo, Ke-Ji; Malhotra, Anita (2021-10-04). "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Gloydius (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with description of two new alpine species from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China". ZooKeys (1061): 87–108. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   8505391 .


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