Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Mamushi
Common Names in German:
Mamushi
Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 6 meters (19 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Serpentes
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
()
- Family:
Acrochordidae
()
- Subfamily:
Crotalinae
()
- Genus:
Gloydius
()
- Specific name:
blomhoffi
- BOIE 1826
- Scientific name: - Gloydius blomhoffi BOIE 1826
- Specific name:
blomhoffi
- BOIE 1826
- Genus:
Gloydius
(
- Subfamily:
Crotalinae
(
- Family:
Acrochordidae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Agkistrodon blomhoffii brevicaudus Stejneger 1907: 463
- Ancistrodon halys brevicaudus Nikolsky 1916
- Gloydius blomhoffii brevicaudus /i> (Stejneger 1907)
- Gloydius brevicaudus Zhou Et Al. 2001
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Gloydius
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 36 species and subspecies in this genus:
G. blomhoffi (Mamushi) · G. blomhoffii (Mamushi) · G. blomhoffii blomhoffii (Mamushi) · G. blomhoffii dubitatus · G. blomhoffii siniticus · G. blomhoffi blomhoffi (Mamushi) · G. blomhoffi brevicaudus · G. brevicaudus · G. brevicaudus brevicaudus · G. brevicaudus siniticus · G. halys (Halys Pit Viper (Halys) · G. halys affinis · G. halys boehmei · G. halys caraganus · G. halys caucasicus · G. halys cognatus · G. halys halys (Halys Pit Viper (Halys) · G. halys liupanensis · G. halys mogoi · G. halys stejnegeri · G. himalayanus (Himalayan Pitviper) · G. intermedius (Central Asian Pitviper) · G. intermedius caucasicus · G. intermedius intermedius · G. intermedius saxatilis · G. intermedius stejnegeri · G. monticola (Likiang Pitviper) · G. saxatilis · G. saxatilis changdaoensis · G. saxatilis saxatilis · G. shedaoensis (Shedao Island Pitviper) · G. shedaoensis qianshanensis · G. shedaoensis shedaoensis · G. strauchi (Strauch?s Pitviper) · G. tsushimaensis (E; Tsushima Island Pitviper) · G. ussuriensis (Ussuri Mamushi)
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 17, 2007.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2540067
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-13767
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 635194
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 643685
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 24.480 based on 6 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
