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Descriptor English: Bungarus
Descriptor Spanish: Bungarus
Descriptor Bungarus
Entry term(s) Krait
búngaro
Scope note: Género de serpientes venenosas de la subfamilia Elapinae de la familia ELAPIDAE. Comprenden las kraits. Se reconocen doce especies y todas habitan en el sudeste asiático. Se consideran extremadamente peligrosas. (Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980, p120)
Descriptor Portuguese: Bungarus
Descriptor French: Bungarus
Entry term(s): Krait
Kraits
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.875.225
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017838
Scope note: A genus of poisonous snakes of the subfamily Elapinae of the family ELAPIDAE. They comprise the kraits. Twelve species are recognized and all inhabit southeast Asia. They are considered extremely dangerous. (Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980, p120)
Annotation: a genus of poisonous snakes
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
Previous Indexing: Snakes (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Related: Bungarotoxins MeSH
DeCS ID: 31607
Unique ID: D017838
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/02/16
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Bungarus - Preferred
Concept UI M0026955
Scope note A genus of poisonous snakes of the subfamily Elapinae of the family ELAPIDAE. They comprise the kraits. Twelve species are recognized and all inhabit southeast Asia. They are considered extremely dangerous. (Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980, p120)
Preferred term Bungarus
Entry term(s) Krait
Kraits



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