Organisms

Echis

A genus of vipers found in Africa, Arabia and India. Echis snakes include venomous saw-scale viper and carpet viper.

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Abstract

A genus of vipers found in Africa, Arabia and India. Echis snakes include venomous saw-scale viper and carpet viper.

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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

2024

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Previous Indexing

  • Viperidae (1993-2023)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Echis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000097185. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000097185
  2. Echis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echis
  3. Echis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1478226