Organisms

Viperinae

A subfamily of snakes commonly known as true vipers or crotaline snakes in the family VIPERIDAE. They are distinguished from sister subfamily CROTALINAE or pit vipers by their lack the heat-sensing pit organs.

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Abstract

A subfamily of snakes commonly known as true vipers or crotaline snakes in the family VIPERIDAE. They are distinguished from sister subfamily CROTALINAE or pit vipers by their lack the heat-sensing pit organs.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • True Vipers
  • True Viper
  • Viper, True

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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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2024(1994)

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  1. B01w.050w.050.286.875w.875w.875w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Viperinae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000097183. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000097183
  2. Viperinae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viperinae
  3. Viperinae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651012