Gloydius himalayanus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Gloydius
- Species
- Gloydius himalayanus
- Scientific Name
- Gloydius himalayanus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Gloydius himalayanus
Gloydius himalayanus also known as the Himalayan pit viper or the Himalayan viper is a pit viper species found along the southern slopes of the Himalayas in Pakistan, India and Nepal. No subspecies are currently recognized. Himalayan pit vipers have been found up to 4900m above sea level, which makes it the highest living snake ever found.
...Gloydius himalayanus in languages:
- Czech
- ploskolebec himálajský
- Danish
- Himalaya-mamushi
- English
- Himalayan Pitviper
- Russian
- Гималайский щитомордник
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Gloydius angusticeps
- Gloydius blomhoffii
- Gloydius brevicauda
- Gloydius changdaoensis
- Gloydius halys
- Gloydius himalayanus
- Gloydius huangi
- Gloydius intermedius
- Gloydius lateralis
- Gloydius lipipengi
- Gloydius liupanensis
- Gloydius monticola
- Gloydius qinlingensis
- Gloydius rickmersi
- Gloydius rubromaculatus
- Gloydius shedaoensis
- Gloydius strauchi
- Gloydius swild
- Gloydius tsushimaensis
- Gloydius ussuriensis



































