Photo of a Gobi pitviper (Gloydius stejnegeri)
Photo: diening_yang, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist
Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Pit Viper
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Gloydius
Continents
Asia
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 19 places on iNaturalist

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About

Gobi pitviper (Gloydius stejnegeri) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in China, Mongolia. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, grassland and 7 more. Recorded in 19 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.

Related snakes

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