Organisms

Dendroaspis

A genus of highly venomous elapid snake indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A genus of highly venomous elapid snake indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Mamba
  • Black Mamba
  • Dendroaspis angusticeps
  • Dendroaspis jamesoni
  • Dendroaspis polylepis
  • Dendroaspis viridis
  • Eastern Green Mamba
  • Green Mamba
  • Jameson's Mamba
  • Black Mambas
  • Eastern Green Mambas
  • Green Mamba, Eastern
  • Green Mambas
  • Jameson Mamba
  • Mamba, Black
  • Mamba, Eastern Green
  • Mamba, Green
  • Mamba, Jameson's

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2018; use ELAPIDAE 1994-2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Elapid Venoms (1978-2017)
  • Elapidae (1994-2017)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dendroaspis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073178. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073178
  2. Dendroaspis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamba
  3. Dendroaspis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194425