| Descriptor English: | Agkistrodon | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Agkistrodon
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Agkistrodon | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Agkistrodon | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Agkistrodon contortrix Agkistrodon piscivorus Ancistrodon Black Moccasin Copperhead Copperheads Cottonmouth Cottonmouths Swamp Moccasin Water Moccasin Water Moccasins |
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| Tree number(s): |
B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937.240.250 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017836 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A genus of venomous snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae. Twelve species of this genus are found in North and Central America and Asia. Agkistrodon contortrix is the copperhead, A. piscivorus, the cottonmouth. The former is named for its russet or orange-brown color, the latter for the white interior of its mouth. (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, p336; Moore, Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980, p75) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CL classification EM embryology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IN injuries ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology SU surgery UR urine VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Snakes (1966-1993) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 94 |
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| History Note: | 94 |
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| DeCS ID: | 31668 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D017836 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1994/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1993/02/16 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/05/23 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Agkistrodon
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Copperhead
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Cottonmouth
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| Concept UI |
M0026950 |
| Scope note | A genus of venomous snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae. Twelve species of this genus are found in North and Central America and Asia. Agkistrodon contortrix is the copperhead, A. piscivorus, the cottonmouth. The former is named for its russet or orange-brown color, the latter for the white interior of its mouth. (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, p336; Moore, Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980, p75) |
| Preferred term | Agkistrodon |
| Entry term(s) |
Ancistrodon |
| Concept UI |
M0026949 |
| Preferred term | Copperhead |
| Entry term(s) |
Agkistrodon contortrix Copperheads |
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M0026951 |
| Preferred term | Cottonmouth |
| Entry term(s) |
Agkistrodon piscivorus Black Moccasin Cottonmouths Swamp Moccasin Water Moccasin Water Moccasins |
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