Gloydius halys boehmei, or the Böhme's pitviper, is a subspecies of Halys pitviper from Eastern Afghanistan.TODEHDEHGHAN, F., FATHINIA, B., SALEMI, A. and ESKANDARZADEH, N., 2019. SEXTUAL DIMORPHISM IN Gloydius halys (VIPERIDAE: CORTALINAE) OF CENTRAL ALBORZ MOUNTAINS OF IRAN. BIONATURE, pp.32-47.Orlov, N.L. and Barabanov, A.V., 1999. Analysis of nomenclature, classification, and distribution of the Agkistrodon halys–Agkistrodon intermedius complexes: a critical review. Russian journal of Herpetology, 6(3), pp.167-192. As with all pit vipers, it is venomous.
Description A small viper, growing up to 48.7 cm, Böhme's pitviper is often distinguished by its lack of apical pits, specific scale counts and 41 dark bands.
Reproduction Glydius halys boehmei is known to be viviparous.
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