| Descriptor English: | Agkistrodon | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Agkistrodon
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Agkistrodon | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Agkistrodon | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Agkistrodon conanti Agkistrodon contortrix Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster Agkistrodon piscivorus Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus Ancistrodon Black Moccasin Boa contortrix Broad Banded Copperhead Broad-Banded Copperhead Broad-Banded Copperheads Copperhead Copperhead, Broad-Banded Copperhead, Northern Copperhead, Osage Copperhead, Southern Copperhead, Trans-Pecos Copperheads Cottonmouth Cottonmouth, Eastern Cottonmouth, Florida Cottonmouth, Western Cottonmouths Eastern Cottonmouth Eastern Cottonmouths Florida Cottonmouth Northern Copperhead Northern Copperheads Osage Copperhead Southern Copperhead Southern Copperheads Swamp Moccasin Trans Pecos Copperhead Trans-Pecos Copperhead Trans-Pecos Copperheads Water Moccasin Water Moccasins Western Cottonmouth Western Cottonmouths |
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| Tree number(s): |
B01.050.050.286.875.875.240.250 B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937.240.250 B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.875.240.250 |
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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: | 2023/05/31 |
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Agkistrodon
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Copperhead
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Cottonmouth
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Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
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Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus
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Agkistrodon conanti
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Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
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Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus
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Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
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Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster
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Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster
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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 Boa contortrix Copperheads |
| Concept UI |
M0026951 |
| Preferred term | Cottonmouth |
| Entry term(s) |
Agkistrodon piscivorus Black Moccasin Cottonmouths Swamp Moccasin Water Moccasin Water Moccasins |
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M000763489 |
| Preferred term | Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma |
| Entry term(s) |
Cottonmouth, Western Western Cottonmouth Western Cottonmouths |
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M000763490 |
| Preferred term | Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus |
| Entry term(s) |
Cottonmouth, Eastern Eastern Cottonmouth Eastern Cottonmouths |
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M000763491 |
| Preferred term | Agkistrodon conanti |
| Entry term(s) |
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti Cottonmouth, Florida Florida Cottonmouth |
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M000763492 |
| Preferred term | Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix |
| Entry term(s) |
Copperhead, Southern Southern Copperhead Southern Copperheads |
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M000763493 |
| Preferred term | Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus |
| Entry term(s) |
Broad Banded Copperhead Broad-Banded Copperhead Broad-Banded Copperheads Copperhead, Broad-Banded |
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M000763494 |
| Preferred term | Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen |
| Entry term(s) |
Copperhead, Northern Northern Copperhead Northern Copperheads |
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M000763495 |
| Preferred term | Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster |
| Entry term(s) |
Copperhead, Osage Osage Copperhead |
| Concept UI |
M000763496 |
| Preferred term | Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster |
| Entry term(s) |
Copperhead, Trans-Pecos Trans Pecos Copperhead Trans-Pecos Copperhead Trans-Pecos Copperheads |
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