Gloydius lipipengi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Gloydius |
| Species: | G. lipipengi
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| Gloydius lipipengi Shi et al., 2021
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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]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]Gloydius lipipengi is known to reside in hot, dry areas of leaf litter in forests.[4]
Diet
[edit]The Nuijang pit viper has been known to eat pink mice in captivity.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Two new pit vipers discovered from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau | Blog". 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Gloydius lipipengi". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Two New Species of Venomous Snakes Discovered | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ a b c d 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. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1061...87S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8505391. PMID 34707454.
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