Tag Archive for 'Gloydius'

Gloydius lateralis. Image credit: Sheng-chao Shi.

Researchers Discover New Species of Venomous Snake in China

Jul 25, 2022 by Natali Anderson

Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of the...

(A, B) the Nujiang pit viper (Gloydius lipipengi) and (C, D) the Glacier pit viper (Gloydius swild). Image credit: Shi et al., doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420.

Two New Species of Venomous Snakes Discovered

Oct 6, 2021 by News Staff

Scientists have described two new species of pit vipers in the genus Gloydius from Zayu in Tibet and Heishui in Sichuan, China. (A, B) the Nujiang pit...