Gloydius brevicaudus

Gloydius brevicaudus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Gloydius
Species: Gloydius brevicaudus

Name

Gloydius brevicaudus (Stejneger, 1907)

• Holotype: USNM 17507, collected by P.L. Jouy in 1885.
• Type locality: “Fusan, Korea”.

Combinations

• Agkistrodon blomhoffii brevicaudus Stejneger, 1907: 463 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Stejneger, L.H. 1907. Herpetology of Japan and adjacent territory. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 58: xx + 1–577, 35 pls. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gloydius brevicaudus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 December 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Short-tailed Pitviper