Gloydius himalayanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

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

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

Name

Gloydius himalayanus (Günther, 1864)

• Syntypes (n=2): BMNH 1946.1.18.75 (formerly 1860.3.19.1189), ♂, collected by T.E. Cantor between 1834–1855, and BMNH 1946.1.19.64 (formerly 1860.3.19.1358), ♂, collected by H.R.A. von Schlagintwelt between 1854–1858.
• Type locality: “Garhval, Himalayas (altitude 9000 feet)”.

Combinations

• Halys himalayanus Günther, 1864: 303 [original combination]
• Trigonocephalus himalayanus — Strauch, 1873 [subsequent combination]
• Crotalus halus himalayanus — Higgins, 1873 [subsequent combination]
• Ancistrodon himalayanus — Boulenger, 1890 [subsequent combination]
• Agkistrodon himalayanus — Hatta, 1928 [subsequent combination]
• Gloydius himalayanus — Hoge & Romano Hoge, 1981 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Limbu, K.P. & Ghosh, A. 2022. IUCN: Gloydius himalayanus  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2021 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T88792991A219115568. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T88792991A219115568.en. Accessed on 03 July 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Himalayan Pitviper