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<mods:title>Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Gloydius (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with description of two new alpine species from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Shi, Jing-Song</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Molecular Ecology and Evolution at Bangor, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL 57 2 UW, UK & Captive and Field Herpetology, Wales, UK</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:affiliation>Molecular Ecology and Evolution at Bangor, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL 57 2 UW, UK</mods:affiliation>
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/77260121-7761-4D37-AC87-3FE77EEA378C" authority="Shi & Malhotra" authorityName="Shi & Malhotra" authorityYear="2021" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Gloydius" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Gloydius swild" order="Squamata" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="swild" status="sp. nov.">Gloydius swild Shi & Malhotra</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Etymology.</paragraph>
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The new species from Heishui, Sichuan is named after the Swild Group (Southwest Wild, http://www.swild.cn/), who discovered the new species and collected the first species during an expedition to the Dagu Holy-glacier, Heishui, Sichuan. The common name of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. swild</emphasis>
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sp. nov. is suggested as "Glacier pit viper" in English, and "Bīng
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(
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in Chinese.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Type series.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Shi & Malhotra" authorityYear="2021" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Gloydius" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Gloydius swild" order="Squamata" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="swild">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Gloydius swild</emphasis>
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sp. nov,
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">holotype</emphasis>
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, IVPP OV2725 (G2, Figs
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Gloydius lipipengi sp. nov. (A, B IVPP OV 2720, holotype) and Gloydius swild sp. nov. (C IVPP OV 2725, holotype, D IVPP OV, 2726, paratype) in life, not to scale." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/595356" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">1</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Head squamation of Gloydius lipipengi sp. nov. (Holotype, IVPP OV 2720: A lateral view B dorsal view C ventral view) and G. swild sp. nov. (Holotype, IVPP OV 2725: D lateral view E dorsal view F ventral view). Scale bar: 10 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/595358" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">3</figureCitation>
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), adult female, collected from Heishui, Aba, Sichuan (
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,
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<geoCoordinate degrees="102.80" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="555" value="102.8">102.80°E</geoCoordinate>
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, 2940 m), on 23 July, 2017, by the senior author;
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">paratype</emphasis>
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, IVPP OV 2726, adult female, the same locality as the holotype, collected by Jia-Wei Wu (chief executive officer of SWILD Group).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Gloydius swild</emphasis>
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sp. nov. differs from other congeneric species in the following characteristics: i) the narrower postorbital stripe, ii) a pair of round spots on the parietal scales; iii) the absence of the black spots on the lateral body; iv) 21 rows of mid-body dorsal scales; v) a pair of arched stripes on the occiput; vi) 168-170 ventral scales, and vii) 43-46 subcaudal scales.
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Morphologically,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Gloydius swild</emphasis>
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sp. nov. is quite similar to
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. angusticeps</emphasis>
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, but differs by the narrower, straight bordered brown postorbital stripe (versus wider postorbital stripe with dentate lower border in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="G. angusticeps" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" rank="species" species="angusticeps">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. angusticeps</emphasis>
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).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="G. swild" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" rank="species" species="swild">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. swild</emphasis>
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sp. nov. differs from
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. strauchi</emphasis>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="G. huangi" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" rank="species" species="huangi">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. huangi</emphasis>
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, and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="G. rubromaculatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" rank="species" species="rubromaculatus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. rubromaculatus</emphasis>
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by the narrow triangular head from dorsal view (versus spoon-shaped head in above-mentioned species), from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="G. monticola" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" rank="species" species="monticola">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. monticola</emphasis>
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by having seven supralabials (versus always six supralabials) and more subcaudal scales (43-46 pairs versus always fewer than 30 pairs of subcaudal scales), from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="G. qinlingensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" rank="species" species="qinlingensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. qinlingensis</emphasis>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="G. liupanensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" rank="species" species="liupanensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. liupanensis</emphasis>
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by its dark greyish brown background dorsal color (versus yellowish-brown body colour) and lacking a lateral white line on each side (versus possessing a lateral white line on each side), from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="G. himalayanus" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" rank="species" species="himalayanus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. himalayanus</emphasis>
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by possessing an indistinct canthus rostralis (versus very distinct canthus rostralis; Gloyd and Conant 1990).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Description of the holotype.</paragraph>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Gloydius swild</emphasis>
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sp. nov., IVPP OV 2725, adult female, a slender pit viper with a total length of 529.5 mm (SVL 462 mm and TL 67.5 mm), preserved in 75% ethanol (Fig.
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).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">The head is slender and narrow triangular shaped in dorsal view, distinct from the neck. Canthus rostralis not distinct. The head is 20.8 mm in length, 12.2 mm in width and 6.6 mm in depth.</paragraph>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Scalation</emphasis>
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.
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Rostral scale slightly up-turned, visible from dorsal view; nasal divided, anterior part larger; seven supralabials on both sides: second smallest, not reaching the pit; third highest, not touching the bottom of orbit on the left (separated by one small subocular) while touching the bottom of the orbit on the right; fourth longest, not touching the orbit; three preoculars, two postoculars, inferior one touching the top of the third supralabials, forming the bottom margin of the orbit; two rows of temporals: 3+5/2+4 (L/R); infralabials 10, first pair in contact behind the mental; second, third and fourth pairs meet on the chin shield; chin shield is rhomboidal in shape, the posterior chin shield comprises two pairs of scales, forming the mental groove (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Head squamation of Gloydius lipipengi sp. nov. (Holotype, IVPP OV 2720: A lateral view B dorsal view C ventral view) and G. swild sp. nov. (Holotype, IVPP OV 2725: D lateral view E dorsal view F ventral view). Scale bar: 10 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/595358" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">3D-F</figureCitation>
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). Dorsal scales in 21-21-15 rows, keeled except for the first scale row bordering the ventral scales; ventral scales 170 (excluding four preventral scales); anal plate single; subcaudals 46, in pairs.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Coloration</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Gloydius swild</emphasis>
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sp. nov., eye light greyish brown on the upper half while black on the bottom half, pupil black, vertical with light yellow margins; postorbital stripe relatively narrow, only half the width of the anterior temporals, greyish brown and white bordered on the lower edge, extending from the posterior orbit to the lateral surface of the neck; supralabials and infralabials greyish white, scattered with large irregularly sized, black blotches, rendering the lateral head granitoid. One black
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Ω-shaped">Ω-shaped</normalizedToken>
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mark on the anterodorsal head, covering the posteromedial part of prefrontals, the anterior and lateral part of the frontals and the anterior part of the parietals. The infralabials are bordered with yellow on the lower edge.
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The body coloration is dark blueish-grey, with two rows of irregular black X-shaped or C-shaped crossbands on the mid-body, each covering about 10 dorsal scales (or more), separated by a gap of one or two dorsal scales vertically, sometimes in contact with the adjacent ones forming zigzag stripes, but hardly merged on the medial dorsal line, extending laterally to one or two dorsal scales from the ventrals. Ventral scales light grey, scattered with dense irregular black blotches, rendering the ventral scales granitoid. The tip of tail is bony, similar to the main body in coloration on both ventral and dorsal sides (Figs
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Gloydius lipipengi sp. nov. (A, B IVPP OV 2720, holotype) and Gloydius swild sp. nov. (C IVPP OV 2725, holotype, D IVPP OV, 2726, paratype) in life, not to scale." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/595356" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">1C, D</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Head squamation of Gloydius lipipengi sp. nov. (Holotype, IVPP OV 2720: A lateral view B dorsal view C ventral view) and G. swild sp. nov. (Holotype, IVPP OV 2725: D lateral view E dorsal view F ventral view). Scale bar: 10 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/595358" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">3D-F</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="87" type="infraspecific morphological variation">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Infraspecific morphological variation.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">
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Despite the inconspicuous variation in the coloration among the type series of
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<taxonomicName lsidName="G. swild" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" rank="species" species="swild">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. swild</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov., the scalations vary considerably between the two specimens. The range of the temporal scales of the holotype (IVPP OV 2725) is 3+5 on the left side but 2+4 on the right side, while in the paratype (IVPP OV 2726), the temporal scales are displayed as 2+4 on both sides. Ventrals range from 168-170 in females (
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">n</emphasis>
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= 2), while range from 43-46 in females (
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">n</emphasis>
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= 3, including one shed skin from the wild). Total length ranges from 529.5-629.1 in adult females. The infralabials of the paratype lack the greyish-yellow margins seen in the holotype.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="87" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Distribution and ecology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Shi & Malhotra" authorityYear="2021" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Gloydius" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Gloydius swild" order="Squamata" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="swild">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Gloydius swild</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. has been found in east part of Qinghai-Tibet plateau and Hengduanshan mountains, Heishui country, north Sichuan, about 15 km away from Dagu Holy-glacier National Geological Park, from along the route of Red
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Army’s">Army's</normalizedToken>
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long march (from June to August, 1935). They were found on or under the rocks (especially near the vegetations) on sunny slopes (Figs
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Type localities of Gloydius lipipengi sp. nov. (red triangles) and G. swild sp. nov. (black triangles), with the collection localities of some other congeneric species." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/596192" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">6</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. The habitat of Gloydius lipipengi sp. nov. (A Muza Village, Zaty, Tibet, type locality of G. lipipengi sp. nov. B the landscape of the Nujiang River, 15 km from the type locality) and Gloydius swild sp. nov. (C Heishui, Sichuan) A and B Photographs by Jin-Cheng Liu." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/595362" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">7C</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/596192" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" start="Figure 6" startId="F6">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Figure 6.</emphasis>
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Type localities of
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Shi, Liu & Malhotra" authorityYear="2021" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Gloydius" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Gloydius lipipengi" order="Squamata" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lipipengi">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Gloydius lipipengi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. (red triangles) and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="G. swild" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" rank="species" species="swild">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. swild</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. (black triangles), with the collection localities of some other congeneric species.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1061.70420.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/595362" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" start="Figure 7" startId="F7">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Figure 7.</emphasis>
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The habitat of
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Shi, Liu & Malhotra" authorityYear="2021" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Gloydius" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Gloydius lipipengi" order="Squamata" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lipipengi">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Gloydius lipipengi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. (
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">A</emphasis>
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Muza Village, Zaty, Tibet, type locality of
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<taxonomicName lsidName="G. lipipengi" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" rank="species" species="lipipengi">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">G. lipipengi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">B</emphasis>
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the landscape of the Nujiang River, 15 km from the type locality) and
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Shi & Malhotra" authorityYear="2021" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Gloydius" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Gloydius swild" order="Squamata" pageId="0" pageNumber="87" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="swild">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Gloydius swild</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. (
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">C</emphasis>
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Heishui, Sichuan)
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">A</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">B</emphasis>
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Photographs by Jin-Cheng Liu.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="87" type="viviparous reproduction">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">Viviparous reproduction.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="87">
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One adult female (Holotype) was collected when pregnant, gave birth to eight neonates (including a couple of conjoined twins) on September 20th, 2017 in captivity. The weight of the normal neonates ranged between 3.00-3.45 g (3.01, 3.22, 3.22, 3.23, 3.28, 3.45, average = 3.235,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="87">n</emphasis>
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= 6). The weight of the conjoined twins was 2.86 g (weighed after the first shedding).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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</subSection>
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