glacier pit viper
Gloydius swild
Gloydius swild, the glacier pit viper, is a species of Asian moccasin from China. Like all pit vipers, it is venomous.
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Description
The glacier pit viper can be distinguished from other Asian moccasins by its striped markings as well as its dark zig-zagged marks along its back on its brown-grey or blue-grey base colouring, all on matte scales. It also has a triangular head, common for asian moccasins. The specific name references the research group that discovered it (Southwest Wild, or "swild").
What it does
The glacier pit viper is viviparous. The neonates are reported to be around 3.2 grams after their first shedding.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1304787.