
Asian Moccasins
Gloydius
Gloydius is a genus of venomous pitvipers endemic to Asia. Named after American herpetologist Howard K. Gloyd, this genus is very similar to the North American genus Agkistrodon. Nine species are currently recognized.
25 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 29 known species

Ussuri Mamushi
speciesGloydius ussuriensis

Short-tailed Mamushi
speciesGloydius brevicaudus

Short-tailed Mamushi
speciesGloydius blomhoffii

Halys Pit Viper
speciesGloydius halys

Central Asian Pitviper
speciesGloydius intermedius

Gloydius himalayanus
complexGloydius himalayanus

Karaganda pitviper
speciesGloydius caraganus

Gloydius changdaoensis
speciesGloydius changdaoensis

Gobi pitviper
speciesGloydius stejnegeri

Caucasian pitviper
speciesGloydius caucasicus

Alashan pitviper
speciesGloydius cognatus

Tsushima Island Pitviper
speciesGloydius tsushimaensis

Gloydius qinlingensis
speciesGloydius qinlingensis

Shedao Island Pitviper
speciesGloydius shedaoensis

Gloydius liupanensis
speciesGloydius liupanensis

Likiang Pitviper
speciesGloydius monticola

Strauch's Pitviper
speciesGloydius strauchi

Gloydius rubromaculatus
speciesGloydius rubromaculatus

Alay Pitviper
speciesGloydius rickmersi

glacier pit viper
speciesGloydius swild

Gloydius angusticeps
speciesGloydius angusticeps

Karuo Plateau Viper
speciesGloydius variegatus

Gloydius lateralis
speciesGloydius lateralis

Lancang Plateau Viper
speciesGloydius huangi
Gloydius lipipengi
speciesGloydius lipipengi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 31055.