Gloydius

Gloydius
	Gloydius blomhoffii, Japanese mamushi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Subfamily:	Crotalinae
Genus:	Gloydius; Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
Synonyms
	Trigonocephalus ; — Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822; Halys ; — Gray, 1849; Ancistrodon ; — Boulenger, 1896; Agkistrodon ; — Stejneger, 1907; Gloydius ; Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981; Gloydins [sic] ; Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1983 ; (ex errore);

Gloydius is a genus of pit vipers endemic to Asia, also known as Asian moccasins or Asian ground pit vipers. Named after American herpetologist Howard K. Gloyd,^[2] this genus is very similar to the North American genus Agkistrodon. 24 species are currently recognized.^[3]

^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gloydius, p. 102).
^ "Gloydius ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 October 2006.

Gloydius

Gloydius blomhoffii, Japanese mamushi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Subfamily:	Crotalinae
Genus:	Gloydius Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
Synonyms^[1]
Trigonocephalus — Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822 Halys — Gray, 1849 Ancistrodon — Boulenger, 1896 Agkistrodon — Stejneger, 1907 Gloydius Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 Gloydins [sic] Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1983 (ex errore)