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Gloydius qinlingensis

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Gloydius qinlingensis

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Shaanxi, China (Qinling Mountains)

Gloydius qinlingensis is a venomous pit viper from Shaanxi, China, named for the Qinling Mountains where it was found. Its status is debated: some authors treat it as a synonym of Gloydius strauchi, of which it was once a subspecies, but it is currently considered a full species because of its genetic distance from other members of the genus. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)

It has an oval or triangular head and light red or yellow-brown colouring with dark brown irregular markings, and it is ovoviviparous. (Wikipedia, general species account)

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Where is the Gloydius qinlingensis found?
Shaanxi, China (Qinling Mountains)
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