Wildlifeof China
Gloydius lipipengi
Vipers
Photo: Shi, Jing-Song; Liu, Jin-Cheng; Giri, Rohit; Owens, John Benjamin; Santra, Vishal; Kuttalam, Sourish; Selvan, Melvin; Guo, Ke-Ji; Malhotra, Anita. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Gloydius (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with description of two new alpine species from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. ZooKeys. 2021-04-10, 1061: 87–108 [2022-06-02]. ISSN 1313-2970. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420 · CC BY 4.0
Gloydius lipipengi
Basic stats
Habitat
Hot, dry forest leaf litter
Range
Zayu, Tibet (Xizang), China
Gloydius lipipengi, the Nujiang pit viper, is a small pit viper from China, recorded from Zayu in Tibet and named for herpetologist Li Pipeng of Shenyang Normal University. It is most closely related to Gloydius rubromaculatus. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
It is distinguished by grey-black markings: a pair on the front of the triangular head, stripes from eye to cheek to neck, and irregular shapes along the body. It lives in hot, dry leaf litter in forests and has taken pink mice in captivity. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Gloydius lipipengi live in?
- Hot, dry forest leaf litter
- Where is the Gloydius lipipengi found?
- Zayu, Tibet (Xizang), China