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Adults are relatively stout with a broad head and a short tail. (The subspecific name, brevicaudus, is Latin for "short tail".). The largest male examined by Gloyd and Conant (1990) was 71 cm (28 in) in total length of which the tail was 9 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in); the largest female, 69 cm (27 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) with an 8.2 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) tail.
Short-tailed mamushi North Korea, South Korea, and China. G. caraganus ... Rock mamushi [7] Russia (eastern Siberia), northeastern China and North and South Korea.
Gloydius blomhoffii, commonly known as the mamushi, [3] Japanese moccasin, Japanese pit viper, Qichun snake, Salmusa or Japanese mamushi, [4] is a pit viper species found in Japan. It was once considered to have 4 subspecies, but it is now considered monotypic.
Short-tailed mamushi 살모사 Throughout mainland; not found on Jeju Gloydius saxatilis [7] Emelianov Rock mamushi 까치살모사 In the higher reaches of the Taebaek and Sobaek Mountains Gloydius ussuriensis [8] Emelianov Ussuri mamushi 쇠살모사 Throughout Hebius vibakari ruthveni [9] Van Denburgh Asian keelback or Japanese keelback
Based on these same data, tail length in males was 12-17% of total length, while that in females was 12-15% of total length. [ 3 ] The scalation usually includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, all of which are keeled (although the keels on the first scale rows are faint), 146–157 ventral scales , and 39–54 subcaudal scales .
Gloydius blomhoffii, Japanese mamushi Gloydius blomhoffii blomhoffii, Japanese mamushi; Gloydius blomhoffii dubitatus, Tung Ling mamushi; Gloydius blomhoffii siniticus, Yangtze mamushi; Gloydius brevicaudus, Short-tailed mamushi; Gloydius caraganus, Karaganda pit viper; Gloydius caucasicus, Caucasian pit viper; Gloydius cognatus, Alashan pit viper
Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven is a twelve-part wildlife documentary series from 2013 to 2017. It began airing on Eden Channel in 2013. Seasons 1 and 2 were also broadcast on Animal Planet Europe, while season 3 was premiered on Nat Geo Wild UK and later screened on Nat Geo Wild Europe & Africa in 2017.
The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is the largest shrew in the genus Blarina, [3] and occurs in the northeastern region of North America. [4] It is a semifossorial, highly active, and voracious insectivore and is present in a variety of habitats like broadleaved and pine forests among shrubs and hedges as well as grassy river banks. [5]