Mamushi

Roseanna Partridge

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Mamushi--of the genus Gloydius--is a venomous pit viper species found in Asia, including Japan. There are five subspecies. The Gloydius blomhoffii is also called the Japanese pit viper or Japanese moccasin.

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Roseanna Partridge

@rosksj

Mamushi--of the genus Gloydius--is a venomous pit viper species found in Asia, including Japan. There are five subspecies. The Gloydius blomhoffii is also called the Japanese pit viper or Japanese moccasin.

Mamushi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gloydius blomhoffii, commonly known as the mamushi, Japanese moccasin, Japanese pit viper, or Japanese mamushi, is a venomous pitviper species found in China, Japan, and Korea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamushi
Gloydius saxatilis (Rock Mamushi)

Find population statistics and information about the Rock Mamushi from IUCN Red List of Threatened.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/178600/0
10 Lesser-Known Venomous Snakes - ListVerse

Everyone knows cobras, rattlesnakes and coral snakes, but there are plenty of venomous snakes around the world that are seldom heard of. This is a small selection of these unknown, and often deadly, species.
http://listverse.com/2010/12/09/10-lesser-known-venomous-snakes/
Three Deadly Snakes of Japan - Animals in Japan

Snakes thrive in Japan and yet there are only three species of venomous snake found here. There is the Japanese keelpack, theÂ habuÂ andÂ mamushi.
http://www.soapinterop.org/2014/three-deadly-snakes-of-japan/
Mamushi - Information on Mamushi - Encyclopedia of Life

Information on Mamushi, scientifically known as Gloydius blomhoffii in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/2818108/overview
Snake on Shikoku Trail - YouTube

The Japanese Mamushi is a poisonous snake found throughout Japan, a type of pit viper and this one was making its way from one side of the road to the other
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAJ6iGl_4Uc
Poisonous Snakes - Adders and Vipers of Japan - NatureinJapan

Japan with its humid climate is paradise for reptiles and has 47 species of snakes alone. Most of the snake species are not poisonous but feed on amphibians and rodents or other small mammals.
https://natureinjapan.wordpress.com/about/cool-critters-wildlife-of-japan/poisonous-snakes-adders-and-vipers-of-japan/
Mamushi - Definition From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Definition of mamushi from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mamushi
Mamushi - Wild in Japan

Posts about mamushi snakes.
https://wildinjapan.wordpress.com/tag/mamushi/
Japanese Mamushi - Animals in Japan

Â Japan is a country rich in fauna, from the cuddly pika up to the deadly and venomous mamushi or the Japanese mamushi .
http://www.soapinterop.org/2014/japanese-mamushi/

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Mamushi

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Gloydius
Species:	G. blomhoffii
Binomial name
*Gloydius blomhoffii* ( H. Boie, 1826)
Synonyms
Trigonocephalus Blomhoffii H. Boie, 1826 Trigonocephalus [(Halys)] affinis Gray, 1849 Trigonocephalus [(Halys)] Blomhoffii — Gray, 1849 T[rigonocephalus]. Blomhoffii var. megaspilus Cope, 1860 Halys blomhoffii — W. Peters, 1862 T[rigonocephalus]. blomhoffii — Jan, 1963 Ancistrodon blomhoffii — Boulenger, 1896 Agkistrodon blomhoffii ? affinis — Stejneger, 1907 Ancistrodon halys blomhoffii — Ross Smith, 2019 Agkistrodon blomhoffii blomhoffii — Sternfeld, 1916 A[ncistrodon]. blomhoffii blomhoffii — F. Werner, 1922 Agkistrodon blomhoffii affinis — F. Werner, 1922 Ankistrodon halys blomhoffii — Pavloff, 1926 Agkistrodon halys blomhoffii — Mell, 1929 Agkistrodon halys affinis — Mell, 1929 Gloydius blomhoffii blomhoffii — Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 Agkistrodon affinis — Gloyd & Conant, 1990^[2]

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Mamushi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gloydius blomhoffii, commonly known as the mamushi, Japanese moccasin, Japanese pit viper, or Japanese mamushi, is a venomous pitviper species found in China, Japan, and Korea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamushi
Gloydius saxatilis (Rock Mamushi)

Find population statistics and information about the Rock Mamushi from IUCN Red List of Threatened.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/178600/0
10 Lesser-Known Venomous Snakes - ListVerse

Everyone knows cobras, rattlesnakes and coral snakes, but there are plenty of venomous snakes around the world that are seldom heard of. This is a small selection of these unknown, and often deadly, species.
http://listverse.com/2010/12/09/10-lesser-known-venomous-snakes/
Three Deadly Snakes of Japan - Animals in Japan

Snakes thrive in Japan and yet there are only three species of venomous snake found here. There is the Japanese keelpack, theÂ habuÂ andÂ mamushi.
http://www.soapinterop.org/2014/three-deadly-snakes-of-japan/
Mamushi - Information on Mamushi - Encyclopedia of Life

Information on Mamushi, scientifically known as Gloydius blomhoffii in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/2818108/overview
Snake on Shikoku Trail - YouTube

The Japanese Mamushi is a poisonous snake found throughout Japan, a type of pit viper and this one was making its way from one side of the road to the other
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAJ6iGl_4Uc
Poisonous Snakes - Adders and Vipers of Japan - NatureinJapan

Japan with its humid climate is paradise for reptiles and has 47 species of snakes alone. Most of the snake species are not poisonous but feed on amphibians and rodents or other small mammals.
https://natureinjapan.wordpress.com/about/cool-critters-wildlife-of-japan/poisonous-snakes-adders-and-vipers-of-japan/
Mamushi - Definition From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Definition of mamushi from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mamushi
Mamushi - Wild in Japan

Posts about mamushi snakes.
https://wildinjapan.wordpress.com/tag/mamushi/
Japanese Mamushi - Animals in Japan

Â Japan is a country rich in fauna, from the cuddly pika up to the deadly and venomous mamushi or the Japanese mamushi .
http://www.soapinterop.org/2014/japanese-mamushi/

Mamushi

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Gloydius
Species:	G. blomhoffii
Binomial name
*Gloydius blomhoffii* ( H. Boie, 1826)
Synonyms
Trigonocephalus Blomhoffii H. Boie, 1826 Trigonocephalus [(Halys)] affinis Gray, 1849 Trigonocephalus [(Halys)] Blomhoffii — Gray, 1849 T[rigonocephalus]. Blomhoffii var. megaspilus Cope, 1860 Halys blomhoffii — W. Peters, 1862 T[rigonocephalus]. blomhoffii — Jan, 1963 Ancistrodon blomhoffii — Boulenger, 1896 Agkistrodon blomhoffii ? affinis — Stejneger, 1907 Ancistrodon halys blomhoffii — Ross Smith, 2019 Agkistrodon blomhoffii blomhoffii — Sternfeld, 1916 A[ncistrodon]. blomhoffii blomhoffii — F. Werner, 1922 Agkistrodon blomhoffii affinis — F. Werner, 1922 Ankistrodon halys blomhoffii — Pavloff, 1926 Agkistrodon halys blomhoffii — Mell, 1929 Agkistrodon halys affinis — Mell, 1929 Gloydius blomhoffii blomhoffii — Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 Agkistrodon affinis — Gloyd & Conant, 1990^[2]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Mamushi

Mamushi--of the genus Gloydius--is a venomous pit viper species found in Asia, including Japan. There are five subspecies. The Gloydius blomhoffii is also called the Japanese pit viper or Japanese moccasin.

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