Wildlifeof China
Likiang Pitviper
VipersGloydius monticola
China Red List: Near Threatened (NT)
Basic stats
Habitat
High mountains, 3,600–4,000 m
Range
North-western Yunnan, China (endemic)
Size
Largest female about 49.8 cm
Gloydius monticola, the Likiang pit viper, is a small, dark venomous pit viper endemic to the mountains of northern Yunnan, China, at 3,600–4,000 m. The type locality is Yaoshan near Lijiang. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
The snout is rounded and the head is barely wider than the neck. It has 19 keeled dorsal scale rows at midbody and is black, dark brown or dark grey with almost no pattern. The only male examined in one study was 37.4 cm and the largest female 49.8 cm. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Likiang Pitviper live in?
- High mountains, 3,600–4,000 m
- Where is the Likiang Pitviper found?
- North-western Yunnan, China (endemic)
- How big is the Likiang Pitviper?
- Largest female about 49.8 cm