taxonID	type	description	language	source
774B80B3FCF25623B361E6D8488FC62C.taxon	description	Figs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	en	Zhang, Mei-Hua, Shi, Sheng-Chao, Li, Cheng, Yan, Peng, Wang, Ping, Ding, Li, Du, Jie, Plenkovic-Moraj, Anđelka, Jiang, Jian-Ping, Shi, Jing-Song (2022): Exploring cryptic biodiversity in a world heritage site: a new pitviper (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae) from Jiuzhaigou, Aba, Sichuan, China. ZooKeys 1114: 59-76, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1114.79709, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1114.79709
774B80B3FCF25623B361E6D8488FC62C.taxon	description	Description of the holotype. CIB 119377 (JZ 02), adult female, body slender, medium-sized, tail short (SVL 440.0 mm, TL 58.0 mm, TL / TTL 0.116). Head triangular in dorsal view, 1.45 x the length of the width, distinct from the neck (HW 15.1 mm, HL 21.9 mm, HH 8.3 mm); snout bluntly protruding (SL 6.4 mm) from dorsal view; upper jaw slightly protruding beyond lower jaw; rostral scales barely seem from dorsal view; canthus rostralis blunt; eyes relatively large (ED 3.2 mm), pupil vertical, ED / HL 0. 146. Pupil vertical. Fang not exceeding third infralabial (Fig. 2). Scalation. Internals wider than long, near right triangular (IN 4.4 mm); prefrontals larger, pentagonal; frontal shield-like; the curve edges of two parietals contacting 13 small scales posterior to frontal and supraoculars; supraocular large, slightly smaller than frontal (IOS 7.8 mm); remaining dorsal head scales smaller posteriorly, first few rows irregular and smooth, gradually rhomboidal and keeled posteriorly. Nasals partially divided into two parts by two disconnected vertical sutures touching rear edge of nostril; two loreals, upper loreal forms part of canthus rostralis, lower loreals distinctly smaller and join pit; preoculars 3 / 2 (left / right), upmost forms part of canthus rostralis, lower join the pit; postoculars 2 / 2, upper pair small, lower pair larger, and crescent-shaped, surrounding about one-third of eye, touching third supralabial; temporals 2 + 3 / 2 + 2. Supralabials 6 / 6: first supralabial in contact with both parts of nasals; second supralabial smallest, fourth and fifth supralabials longest; third supralabial reaching the bottom of orbit; fourth supralabial slightly larger than the following. Infralabials 10 / 10; first pair extends behind mental, first four pairs narrow and touching chin shields, fifth and sixth infralabials largest, similar in size; one pair of chin shields enlarged, forming a distinct mental groove. Dorsal body scales rhombic with matte surface, keeled except the rows bordering ventrals, increasing in size from medial to lateral; dorsal scales rows 20 - 20 - 15; ventral scales 158; anal undivided; subcaudal scales 45 pairs (Fig. 3). Coloration in life (Figs 2, 4 - 6). Description based on observation immediately after shedding. Dorsal head gray with distinct smoky-black markings resembling a human in half squat; one gray patch present on middle of frontal; one gray U-shaped marking present on parietals. Lateral head light gray; postorbital stripe otter brown, wider than half of the largest anterior temporal, extending to lateral neck, without white margins; supralabials and infralabials light gray without conspicuous spots; iris bicolored, upper one-third gold, lower part marbled with smoky black; edges of pupil gold. Ventral head white; one faint yellow-orange stripe present on inner edges of infralabials and adjacent edges of contacting scales on both lateral sides of the lower lip. Tone uniformly purple-taupe. Dorsal body laurel green; two rows of pine-needle colored irregular patches present on dorsolateral body behind head markings, each patch involving several scales (mostly 4 - 8) on seventh to higher dorsal scale rows, and partially connected or separated by one laurel-green scale; vertebral scales mostly laurel green, forming an alternate phyllotaxis pattern on the body after neck; a row of copper patches present on both sides of lateral body behind postorbital stripe, involving several scales (5 - 7) on dorsal scale rows 3 - 6, also partially connected or separated by one laurel-green scale. Ventral body white right behind head, mottled with sparse smoky-black spots, gradually dense to posterior; a distinct, continuous, regular, greyish-brown ventrolateral stripe present on each side of body, behind faint yellow-orange stripe, lie on junction of ventrals and lower edge of first dorsal scales. Dorsal tail smoky black, covered with a dozen of small, laurel-green patches or transverse bands. Ventral tail laurel green with dense, smoky-black spots, continuous, regular, greyish brown, extending from body to middle of ventrolateral tail. Skin between all dorsal scales black. Front edge of most dorsal scales dyed black.	en	Zhang, Mei-Hua, Shi, Sheng-Chao, Li, Cheng, Yan, Peng, Wang, Ping, Ding, Li, Du, Jie, Plenkovic-Moraj, Anđelka, Jiang, Jian-Ping, Shi, Jing-Song (2022): Exploring cryptic biodiversity in a world heritage site: a new pitviper (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae) from Jiuzhaigou, Aba, Sichuan, China. ZooKeys 1114: 59-76, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1114.79709, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1114.79709
774B80B3FCF25623B361E6D8488FC62C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet Gloydius lateralis refers to the unique continuous, regular, greyish-brown ventrolateral stripes at the junction of ventrals and the first row of dorsal scales. The common name is suggested as " Jiuzhai pitviper " in English, " Jiǔ Zhai Fu " (九寨蝮) in Chinese, refer to its type locality, JNNR.	en	Zhang, Mei-Hua, Shi, Sheng-Chao, Li, Cheng, Yan, Peng, Wang, Ping, Ding, Li, Du, Jie, Plenkovic-Moraj, Anđelka, Jiang, Jian-Ping, Shi, Jing-Song (2022): Exploring cryptic biodiversity in a world heritage site: a new pitviper (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae) from Jiuzhaigou, Aba, Sichuan, China. ZooKeys 1114: 59-76, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1114.79709, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1114.79709
774B80B3FCF25623B361E6D8488FC62C.taxon	distribution	Distribution and ecology. At present, G. lateralis sp. nov. is only known from JNNR, Sichuan, China. The type specimens were collected from the middle of June to the end of August. Gloydius lateralis sp. nov. is active on sunny days by the roadside in a hot, dry valley (Fig. 8). This species is sympatric with Protobothrops jerdonii, Rhabdophis nuchalis, and Scincella tsinlingensis. The food spectrum of the new species includes small mammals based on a small patch of fur observed in feces. They fed on suckling mice in captivity.	en	Zhang, Mei-Hua, Shi, Sheng-Chao, Li, Cheng, Yan, Peng, Wang, Ping, Ding, Li, Du, Jie, Plenkovic-Moraj, Anđelka, Jiang, Jian-Ping, Shi, Jing-Song (2022): Exploring cryptic biodiversity in a world heritage site: a new pitviper (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae) from Jiuzhaigou, Aba, Sichuan, China. ZooKeys 1114: 59-76, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1114.79709, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1114.79709
