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Gloydius variegatus Ren, Huang, Wu, Jiang & Li, 2024
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gloydius variegatus Ren, Huang, Wu, Jiang & Li, 2024
- Name authority
- Ren, Huang, Wu, Jiang & Li, 2024
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Gloydius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyViperidae
- subfamilyCrotalinae
- genusGloydius
- speciesGloydius variegatus Ren, Huang, Wu, Jiang & Li, 2024
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gloydius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Himalayan PitviperGloydius himalayanus (Günther, 1864) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ussuri MamushiGloydius ussuriensis (Emelianov, 1929) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gloydius qinlingensis (Song & Chen, 1985) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caucasian pitviperGloydius caucasicus (Nikolsky, 1916) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lancang Plateau ViperGloydius huangi Wang, Ren, Dong, Jiang, Shi, Siler & Che, 2019 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Red-spotted alpine pit viperGloydius rubromaculatus Shi, LI & Liu, 2017 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Karaganda pitviperGloydius caraganus (Eichwald, 1831) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alashan pitviperGloydius cognatus (Gloyd, 1977) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobi pitviper)Gloydius stejnegeri (Rendahl, 1933) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zoige pit viperGloydius angusticeps Shi, Yang, Huang, Orlov & Li, 2018 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gloydius changdaoensis Li, 1999 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nepali PitviperGloydius nepalensis Jablonski, Tillack, Tillack, Petzold, Wilzo, Das, Idrees, Baniya, Masroor & Hofmann, 2026 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Gloydius&species=variegatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:V2N8Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.