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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Reptiles > Snakes > Venomous Snakes > Viperidae > Viperinae
... > Eukaryota > Animals > Animal Population Groups > Animals, Poisonous > Venomous Snakes > Viperidae > Viperinae
... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Reptiles > Snakes > Alethinophidia > Viperidae > Viperinae

Preferred term

Viperinae  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • True Viper
  • True Vipers
  • Viper, True

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2024(1994)

In other languages

  • kyykäärmeet

    Finnish

  • kyykäärmeiden heimo
  • Viperinae
  • Viperinae-käärmeheimo
  • Viperor

    Swedish

  • Egentliga huggormar

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000097183

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