Asian Moccasins
Gloydius
Gloydius is a genus of pit vipers endemic to Asia, also known as Asian moccasins or Asian ground pit vipers. Named after American herpetologist Howard K. Gloyd, this genus is very similar to the North American genus Agkistrodon. 24 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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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.