This is an old revision of this page, as edited by LightsUnderTheMoon (talk | contribs) at 21:58, 12 January 2025 (Article created.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 21:58, 12 January 2025 by LightsUnderTheMoon (talk | contribs) (Article created.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Subspecies of Afghan snake
| Gloydius halys boehmei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Gloydius |
| Species: | G. halys |
| Subspecies: | G. h. boehmei |
| Trinomial name | |
| Gloydius halys boehmei Nilson, 1983 | |
Gloydius halys boehmei, or the Böhme’s pitviper, is a subspecies of Halys pitviper from Eastern Afghanistan. As with all pit vipers, it is venomous.
Description
A small viper, growing up to 48.7 cm, Böhme’s pitviper is often distinguished by its lack of apical pits, specific scale counts and 41 dark bands.
Reproduction
G. h. boehmei is known to be viviparous.
References
- TODEHDEHGHAN, F., FATHINIA, B., SALEMI, A. and ESKANDARZADEH, N., 2019. SEXTUAL DIMORPHISM IN Gloydius halys (VIPERIDAE: CORTALINAE) OF CENTRAL ALBORZ MOUNTAINS OF IRAN. BIONATURE, pp.32-47.
- Asadi, Atefeh; Montgelard, Claudine; Nazarizadeh, Masoud; Moghaddasi, Akram; Fatemizadeh, Faezeh; Simonov, Evgeniy; Kami, Haji Gholi; Kaboli, Mohammad (2019-02-04). "Evolutionary history and postglacial colonization of an Asian pit viper (Gloydius halys caucasicus) into Transcaucasia revealed by phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 1224. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-37558-8. ISSN 2045-2322.
- Orlov, N.L. and Barabanov, A.V., 1999. Analysis of nomenclature, classification, and distribution of the Agkistrodon halys–Agkistrodon intermedius complexes: a critical review. Russian journal of Herpetology, 6(3), pp.167-192.
- ^ "Gloydius halys". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- Wagner, Philipp; Tiutenko, Arthur; Mazepa, Glib; Borkin, Leo J.; Simonov, Evgeniy (2016-01-01). "Alai! Alai! – a new species of the Gloydius halys (Pallas, 1776) complex (Viperidae, Crotalinae), including a brief review of the complex". Amphibia-Reptilia. 37 (1): 15–31. doi:10.1163/15685381-00003026. ISSN 1568-5381.
_from_Barangay_Nassiping,_Gattaran_-_ZooKeys-266-001-g077.jpg){kind=small} | This Alethinophidia article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |