Gloydius saxatilis facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gloydius saxatilis
Juvenile Sobaeksan National Park, S. Korea
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Trigonocephalus intermedius – Strauch, 1868 (part) Trigonocephalus intermedius – Strauch, 1873 (part) Ancistrodon intermedius – Boulenger, 1896 (part) Agkistrodon blomhoffii intermedius – Stejneger, 1907 (part) Ancistrodon halys intermedius – Nikolsky, 1916 (part) Agkistrodon halys intermedius – Stejneger, 1925 (part) Ancistrodon halys intermedius – Emelianov, 1929 (part) Agkistrodon halys intermedius – Maki, 1931 (part) Ancistrodon halys stejnegeri Rendahl, 1933 (part) Agkistrodon halys – Pope, 1935 (part) Agkistrodon halys – Okada, 1935 (part) Ancistrodon saxatilis Emelianov, 1937 Agkistrodon saxatilis – Gloyd, 1972 Agkistrodon shedoaensis continentalis Zhao, 1980 Gloydius saxatilis – Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 Agkistrodon intermedius saxatilis – Gloyd & Conant, 1982 Agkistrodon saxatilis – Zhao & Adler, 1993 Gloydius saxatilis – McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999

Common names: Amur viper, rock mamushi.

Gloydius saxatilis is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Russia, China and the Korean Peninsula. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Description

It has a thicker body than other vipers. The top of the head has an inverted V-shaped marking, and lacks the white line markings of other vipers.

Habitat

They can be found in the mountains, often near streams and in forests.

Etymology

The specific name, saxatilis, means "found among rocks".

Geographic range

Found in Russia (eastern Siberia), northeastern China and North and South Korea. Chernov (1934) proposed that the type locality be restricted to the "Suchan River (in Primorskiy Kray)".