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Sistrurus

genus of reptiles
Taxon taxon Q244198
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Sistrurus

Summary

Sistrurus is a taxon[1]. Sistrurus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month, #1,533 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sistrurus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sistrurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Sistrurus belongs to the parent taxon pit viper[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sistrurus is Sistrurus[6].
  • Sistrurus's Commons category is recorded as Sistrurus[7].
  • Sistrurus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sistrurus[8].
  • Sistrurus's Commons gallery is recorded as Sistrurus[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sistrurus is Sistrurus[6]. Sistrurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Sistrurus is classified within pit viper[5].

Identifiers

Sistrurus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 30979[10]. Sistrurus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8755[11]. Sistrurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 19677[12]. Sistrurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2444221[13]. Sistrurus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174301[14].

Why It Matters

Sistrurus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month, #1,533 of 195,241).[2] Sistrurus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Sistrurus is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Sistrurus
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541973105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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