Gloydius rickmersi is a species of Asian moccasin from Kyrgyzstan, named after . As with all pit vipers, it is venomous.
Description A slender and small snake, Gloydius rickmersi measures up to 47.9 cm. Its head is triangular, and it has 26-29 band-markings along its tan body. It can also be distinguished by its specific scale counts.
Behaviour Gloydius rickmersi is known to inhabit rocky, dry areas as well as wet meadows at an elevation of 3,000 m.Dolia, J. and Das, A., 2023. First record of mating and dichromatism in the Himalayan Pit Viper (Gloydius himalayanus Günther 1864). Reptiles & Amphibians, 30(1), pp.e18095-e18095. It also appears to be nocturnal.
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