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Causus

genus of reptiles
Taxon taxon Q533874
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Summary

Causus is a taxon[1]. Causus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #1,616 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Causus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Causus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Causus belongs to the parent taxon Viperinae[5].
  • Causus belongs to the parent taxon Causus[6].
  • Causus's scientific name is Causus[7].
  • Causus's Commons category is recorded as Causus[8].
  • Causus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Causus[9].
  • Causus's Commons gallery is recorded as Causus[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Causus is Causus[7]. Causus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Viperinae[5] and Causus[6].

Identifiers

Causus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 30818[11]. Causus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 44734[12]. Causus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 35725[13]. Causus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2443893[14]. Causus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 634411[15].

Why It Matters

Causus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #1,616 of 195,241).[2] Causus has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Causus is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · PieterJanR · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Viperinae, Causus
    Catalogue of life id → 3JQY
    Instance of → —
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Catalogue of life id: 3JQY"
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