Photo of a Central Asian pitviper (Gloydius intermedius)
Photo: Alexander A. Fomichev, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Central Asian pitviper

Gloydius intermedius

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Pit Viper
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Gloydius
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Common

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About

Central Asian pitviper (Gloydius intermedius) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in China. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, east asian temperate forest. Common: recorded in 169 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

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