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    Species Accepted

    Gloydius himalayanus (Günther, 1864)

    Himalayan Pit-viper
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Gloydius
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Himalaya-mamushi Danish
      Himalayan Pit-viper English
      Himalayan Pitviper English
      Pohur (Kashmir)
      himalájai mokaszinkígyó Hungarian
      ploskolebec himálajský Czech
      Гималайский щитомордник Russian
      喜山蝮 Chinese

      Treatments

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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      30 results
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      Fenton, L. L. (1909). The Snakes of Kashmir. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 19: 1002.
      Shi, Jingsong; Gang Wang; Xi’er Chen; Yihao Fang; Li Ding; Song Huang; Mian Hou, Jun Liu, and Pipeng Li. (2017). A new moth-preying alpine pit viper species from Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (Viperidae, Crotalinae). Amphibia-Reptilia 38 (4): 517 – 532;DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00003134.
      Kästle, W., Rai, K., & Schleich, H. H. (2013). FIELD GUIDE to Amphibians and Reptiles of Nepal. ARCO-Nepal E.V., 625 Pp.
      Boulenger, G. A. (1896). Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum, Vol. 3. London (Taylor & Francis), Xiv + 727 Pp.
      Dolia, J., & Das, A. (2023). First record of mating and dichromatism in the Himalayan Pit Viper (Gloydius himalayanus Günther 1864). Reptiles & Amphibians, 30(1), E18095-E18095.
      Gloyd, H. K. & R. CONANT. (1990). Snakes of the Agkistrodon complex. A monographic review. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Contributions to Herpetology No. 6. SSAR, Oxford, Ohio. Vi + 614 Pp; 52 Pl.
      Sahi, D. N., & Koul, S. (2020). Annotated List of Amphibians and Reptiles of Jammu and Kashmir State. In: Dar G. & Khuroo A. (eds) Biodiversity of the Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir State. Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol 18. Springer, Singapore.
      Khan, M. S. (1983). Venomous terrestrial snakes of Pakistan. The Snake 15 (2): 101-105.
      Baral, R., & Kadariya, R. (2025). Herpetofauna of the Annapurna Conservation Area. Snake Conservation Society Nepal and National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), Nepal. 84 Pp.

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