Photo of a Tsushima Island Pitviper (Gloydius tsushimaensis)
Photo: Yucheol Shin, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Tsushima Island Pitviper

Gloydius tsushimaensis

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Pit Viper
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Gloydius
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 10 places on iNaturalist

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About

Tsushima Island Pitviper (Gloydius tsushimaensis) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Japan. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, bamboo forest and 2 more. Recorded in 10 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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