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Descriptor English: Trimeresurus
Descriptor Spanish: Trimeresurus
Descriptor Trimeresurus
Entry term(s) habu
Scope note: Género de serpientes de la familia VIPERIDAE. En la actualidad se reconocen alrededor de 30 especies, que se encuentran en Asia sudoriental y en las cadenas de islas adyacentes. La serpiente habu de Okinawa suele entrar en las casas en busca de ratas y ratones; la serpiente habu de China se encuentra a menudo en las afueras de las ciudades y en zonas agrícolas. Son muy irritables. (Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980, p. 136)
Descriptor Portuguese: Trimeresurus
Descriptor French: Trimeresurus
Entry term(s): Habu
Habus
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937.240.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017841
Scope note: A genus of snakes of the family VIPERIDAE. About 30 species are currently recognized, found in southeast Asia and adjacent island chains. The Okinawa habu frequently enters dwellings in search of rats and mice; the Chinese habu is often found in suburban and agricultural areas. They are quite irritable. (Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980, p136)
Annotation: venom: coordinate with CROTALID VENOMS
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
DeCS ID: 30999
Unique ID: D017841
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/02/16
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Trimeresurus - Preferred
Concept UI M0026958
Scope note A genus of snakes of the family VIPERIDAE. About 30 species are currently recognized, found in southeast Asia and adjacent island chains. The Okinawa habu frequently enters dwellings in search of rats and mice; the Chinese habu is often found in suburban and agricultural areas. They are quite irritable. (Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980, p136)
Preferred term Trimeresurus
Entry term(s) Habu
Habus



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