Gloydius caraganus
| Gloydius caraganus | |
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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. caraganus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gloydius caraganus (Eichwald, 1831)
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| Synonyms | |
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Trigonocephalus caraganus Eichwald, 1831 | |
Gloydius caraganus, or the Karaganda pitviper, is a species of Asian moccasin from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.[1] The name caraganus comes from the area in which it was first discovered.[2] As all pit vipers, it is venomous.[3] Previously considered a subspecies of G. halys, it has recently been elevated to full species.[4]
Description
[edit]The Karaganda pitviper can grow to above 74 cm in males and 53 cm in females. It has a curved snout and pale colouration with 36–50 dark bands.[3]
Reproduction
[edit]Gloydius caraganus is known to be viviparous.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Lambert, Michael R. K. (2002). "Preliminary observations on herpetofaunal diversity in the Almaty region, southern Kazakhstan (September 1998)". The Herpetological Bulletin (79).
- ^ Eichwald, Carl Eduard (1831). Zoologia specialis quam expositus animalibus tum vivis, tum fossilibus potissimum Rossiae in universum, et Poloniae in specie. Vol. 3. p. 170. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51803.
- ^ a b c "Gloydius caraganus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ Asadi, Atefeh; Montgelard, Claudine; Nazarizadeh, Masoud; Moghaddasi, Akram; Fatemizadeh, Faezeh; Simonov, Evgeniy; Kami, Haji Gholi; Kaboli, Mohammad (2019-02-04). "Evolutionary history and postglacial colonization of an Asian pit viper (Gloydius halys caucasicus) into Transcaucasia revealed by phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 1224. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-37558-8. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6362119.
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