pit viper

subfamily of vipers (family Viperidae)
Taxon taxon Q595983
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pit viper

Summary

pit viper is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,775 views/month, #682 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • pit viper's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • pit viper is classified at the rank of subfamily[4].
  • pit viper belongs to the parent taxon viper[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, pit viper is Crotalinae[6].
  • pit viper's Commons category is recorded as Crotalinae[7].
  • pit viper's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crotalinae[8].
  • pit viper's Commons gallery is recorded as Crotalinae[9].
  • pit viper's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10].
  • pit viper's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • pit viper's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • pit viper's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • pit viper's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • pit viper's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].

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Classification

pit viper's scientific name is Crotalinae[6]. It is classified at the rank of subfamily[4]. It is classified within viper[5].

Identifiers

pit viper's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 797576[16]. pit viper's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8710[17]. pit viper's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 55638647[18]. pit viper's ITIS TSN is recorded as 634394[19].

Why It Matters

pit viper ranks in the top 0.35% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,775 views/month, #682 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. 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] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon viper
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