Ancistrodon
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This entry from the 1928–1936 Great Medical Encyclopedia describes Ancistrodon (Gloydius), a genus of venomous pit vipers found across Eurasia. It outlines the distribution of key species including Ancistrodon halys, Ancistrodon blomhoffi, and Ancistrodon intermedius.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ANCISTRODON, pit viper, a genus of pit vipers with a triangular head, but without a rattle, venomous. A. halys Pall.—the common pit viper—lives from the Volga to the Yenisey and south of 51° N lat. In Eastern Siberia, A. blomhoffi Boie—the Eastern pit viper—and A. intermedius—the intermediate pit viper, which also extends into the Semirechye region—are found (see Snakes).
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“Ancistrodon.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/ancistrodon/