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Gloydius saxatilis



Gloydius saxatilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Gloydius
Species: G. saxatilis
Binomial name
Gloydius saxatilis
(Emelianov, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Trigonocephalus intermedius - Strauch, 1868
  • Trigonocephalus intermedius - Strauch, 1873
  • Ancistrodon intermedius - Boulenger, 1896
  • Agkistrodon blomhoffii intermedius - Stejneger, 1907
  • Ancistrodon halys intermedius - Nikolsky, 1916
  • Agkistrodon halys intermedius - Stejneger, 1925
  • Ancistrodon halys intermedius - Emelianov, 1929
  • Agkistrodon halys intermedius - Maki, 1931
  • Ancistrodon halys stejnegeri - Rendahl, 1933
  • Agkistrodon halys - Pope, 1935
  • Agkistrodon halys - Okada, 1935
  • Ancistrodon saxatilis - Emelianov, 1937
  • Agkistrodon saxatilis - Gloyd, 1972
  • Agkistrodon shedoaensis continentalis - Zhao, 1980
  • Gloydius saxatilis - Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
  • Agkistrodon intermedius saxatilis - Gloyd & Conant, 1982
  • Agkistrodon saxatilis - Zhao & Adler, 1993[1]
Common names: Amur viper,[2] rock mamushi.[3]

Gloydius saxatilis is a venomous pitviper species found in Russia, China and the Korean Peninsula. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

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Description

They have a thicker body than other vipers or Bombina orientalis. The top of the head has an inverted V shape pattern and lacks the white line markings of vipers. They can be found in the mountains often near streams and in forests. The specific name means “found among rocks.”

Geographic range

Found in Russia (eastern Siberia), northeastern China and North and South Korea. Chernov (1934) proposed that the type locality be restrictedn to the "Suchan River (in Primorskiy Kray)".[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
  3. ^ Gloyd HK, Conant R. 1990. Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex: A Monographic Review. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 614 pp. 52 plates. LCCN 89-50342. ISBN 0-916984-20-6.
  4. ^ Gloydius saxatilis (TSN 634889). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 20 May 2007.

Further reading

  • Soo In Kim, Keun Sik Kim, Hong Sung Kim, Doo Sik Kim, Yangsoo Jang, Kwang Hoe Chung, Yong Serk Park. 2003. Inhibitory Effect of the Salmosin Gene Transferred by Cationic Liposomes on the Progression of B16BL6 Tumors. American Association for Cancer Research 63, 6458-6462. HTML version at American Association for Cancer Research. Accessed 20 May 2007.
  • Yoon-Jung Jang, Ok-Hee Jeon, Doo-Sik Kim. 2007. Saxatilin, a Snake Venom Disintegrin, Regulates Platelet Activation Associated with Human Vascular Endothelial Cell Migration and Invasion. Journal of Vascular Research, Vol. 44, No. 2. HTML and PDF versions at Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. Accessed 20 May 2007.
 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Gloydius_saxatilis". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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