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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. [5]
Due to the strong morphological similarity, these snakes were classified in the genus Agkistrodon until very recently. However, by 1999 cladistic studies clearly showed that Agkistrodon did not form a clade (indeed, it was not even paraphyletic ) and was thus split into several genera .
The species is also known as kufah. [6] [7] This snake is sometimes referred to as Niibuyaa (ニーブヤー) in the Okinawan language. It is also called Mamushi, but only in Amami language, whereas Mamushi is the common name for the unrelated species Gloydius blomhoffii.
Gloydius ussuriensis is a venomous pitviper species endemic to far east Russia, northeastern China and the Korean Peninsula. No subspecies are currently recognized. [2] Common names:Ussuri pit viper, Ussuri mamushi. [3]
Gloydius intermedius, or Central Asian pit viper, is a venomous species of pitviper endemic to northern Asia. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
In fact, according to a fact sheet on the NC Wildlife website, a snake’s pupils can dilate just like human’s, and can look round. The best way to know whether a snake is venomous is to know ...
Amur rat snake, Korean rat snake, Russian rat snake 먹구렁이 or 흑질백장 when black, 황구렁이 when brown/yellow Common throughout mainland; not found on Jeju Elaphe taeniura taeniura [5] Cope Korean beauty snake 줄꼬리뱀 Found only in North Korea Gloydius brevicauda [6] Stejneger, 1907 Short-tailed mamushi 살모사
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.