Table 5 in Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Gloydius (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with description of two new alpine species from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

Table 5. Brief morphological comparisons between Gloydius lipipengi sp. nov., G. swild sp. nov. and other congeneric species.
SpeciesDorsal headSpots on supralabialsCanthus rostralisBackground colorationDorsal color patternsG. lipipengi sp. nov.triangulargreyish brown discrete spotsinconspicuousgreyish brownirregular large black interlaced patchesG. swild sp. nov.triangulargreyish brown discrete spotsinconspicuousgreyish brown or blueish-greyirregular zigzag dark brown markingsG. angusticepstriangulargreyish brown, vaporous spotsinconspicuousgreyish brown or yellowish browndark brown small blotches, large patcher or stripesG. himalayanustriangularone triangular spot between the third and fourth supralabialvery conspicuousreddish brown or light greybrown, reddish brown or dark grey small blotches or large black bordered patchesG. huangiroundedyellowish brown small spotsinconspicuouslight or pale greyish yellowregular large greyish brown patchesG. liupanensistriangularnoneconspicuouslight reddish brown or yellowish brownsimilar with Gloydius qinlingensis, with white stripe on the body sideG. monticolaroundedwhitish borders of the labials along the mouth lineinconspicuousgreyish brown, greenish brown or reddish browndark grey or dark brown blotches or zigzag stripesG. qinlingensistriangularnoneconspicuouslight reddish brown or yellowish browntwo columns of irregular yellowish brown or dark brownG. rubromaculatusroundedirregular small black spotsinconspicuouskhaki or yellowish brownregular large (or discrete small) scarlet or brownish yellow patches or stripesG. strauchiroundedlarge brown between the second, third and fourth or noneinconspicuousgreenish brown, yellowish brown or nut-brownpatches, transverse crossbands or four longitudinal zigzag strips