New venomous pit viper discovered in Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, China - Science Daily

A new species of venomous pit viper was described from Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, a World Heritage Site in China. Found in the touristic Zharu Valley, Gloydius lateralis was named after its unique color pattern, a continuous brown stripe down each si…

Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, a World Heritage Site, lies in the transition zone from the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Sichuan Basin in Sichuan Province, China, and occupies… [+2521 chars]

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