- Gloydius saxatilis
Taxobox
name = "Gloydius saxatilis"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
subordo =Serpentes
familia =Viperidae
genus = "Gloydius "
species = "G. saxatilis"
binomial = "Gloydius saxatilis"
binomial_authority = (Emelianov, 1937)
synonyms = * "Trigonocephalus intermedius" - Strauch, 1868
* "Trigonocephalus intermedius" - Strauch, 1873
* "Ancistrodon intermedius" - Boulenger, 1896
* "Agkistrodon blomhoffii intermedius" - Stejneger, 1907
* "Ancistrodon halys intermedius" - Nikolsky, 1916
* "Agkistrodon halys intermedius" - Stejneger, 1925
* "Ancistrodon halys intermedius" - Emelianov, 1929
* "Agkistrodon halys intermedius" - Maki, 1931
* "Ancistrodon halys stejnegeri" - Rendahl, 1933
* "Agkistrodon halys" - Pope, 1935
* "Agkistrodon halys" - Okada, 1935
* "Ancistrodon saxatilis" - Emelianov, 1937
* "Agkistrodon saxatilis" - Gloyd, 1972
* "Agkistrodon shedoaensis continentalis" - Zhao, 1980
* "Gloydius saxatilis" - Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
* "Agkistrodon intermedius saxatilis" - Gloyd & Conant, 1982
* "Agkistrodon saxatilis" - Zhao & Adler, 1993McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).]:"Common names: Amur viper,Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.] rock mamushi.Gloyd HK, Conant R. 1990. Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex: A Monographic Review. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 614 pp. 52 plates. LCCN 89-50342. ISBN 0-916984-20-6.] ""Gloydius saxatilis" is a venomous pitviper
species found inRussia ,China and theKorean Peninsula . No subspecies are currently recognized.ITIS|ID=634889|taxon=Gloydius saxatilis|year=2007|date=20 May]Description
They have a thicker body than other
viper s or "Bombina orientalis ". The top of the head has an inverted V shape pattern and lacks the white line markings of vipers. They can be found in the mountains often near streams and in forests. The specific name means “found among rocks.”Geographic range
Found in
Russia (easternSiberia ), northeastern China and North andSouth Korea .Chernov (1934) proposed that the type locality be restrictedn to the "Suchan River (in Primorskiy Kray)".ee also
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List of crotaline species and subspecies
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*Snakebite References
Further reading
* Soo In Kim, Keun Sik Kim, Hong Sung Kim, Doo Sik Kim, Yangsoo Jang, Kwang Hoe Chung, Yong Serk Park. 2003. Inhibitory Effect of the Salmosin Gene Transferred by Cationic Liposomes on the Progression of B16BL6 Tumors. American Association for Cancer Research 63, 6458-6462. [http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/63/19/6458?ck=nck HTML] version at [http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/ American Association for Cancer Research] . Accessed20 May 2007 .
* Yoon-Jung Jang, Ok-Hee Jeon, Doo-Sik Kim. 2007. Saxatilin, a Snake Venom Disintegrin, Regulates Platelet Activation Associated with Human Vascular Endothelial Cell Migration and Invasion. Journal of Vascular Research, Vol. 44, No. 2. [http://content.karger.com/produktedb/produkte.asp?typ=fulltext&file=000098519 HTML] and [http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowPDF&ArtikelNr=98519&Ausgabe=232775&ProduktNr=224160&filename=98519.pdf PDF] versions at [http://www.karger.com/ Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers] . Accessed20 May 2007 .External links
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* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_browseimgs_reptile_sci&seq_num=108649&one=T Image of "Gloydius saxatilis"] at [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/ CalPhotos] , University of California, Berkeley. Accessed20 May 2007 .
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