Gloydius rubromaculatus

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 rubromaculatus

Name

• Gloydius rubromaculatus Shi, Li & Liu in Shi et al., 2017: 522

Holotype: IOZ 032317, adult ♂, collected by Jingsong Shi and Xi’er Chen on 9 July 2016.

Type locality: “mid-upper reaches of the Tongtianhe River, Qumarleb, Qinghai Province”, China.

References

Primary references

• Shi, J.-S., Wang, G., Chen, X., Fang, Y., Ding, L., Huang, S., Hou, M., Liu, J. & Li, P. 2017. A New Moth-preying Alpine Pit Viper Species from Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (Viperidae, Crotalinae). Amphibia-Reptilia 38(4): 517–532. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00003134 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gloydius rubromaculatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 May 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Red-spotted Alpine Pit Viper