Preferred Label : crotalus;
MeSH definition : A genus of snakes of the family VIPERIDAE, one of the pit vipers, so-called from the
pit hollowing out the maxillary bone, opening between the eye and the nostril. They
are distinctively American serpents. Most of the 25 recognized species are found in
the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Several species are found as far
north as Canada and east of the Mississippi, including southern Appalachia. They are
named for the jointed rattle (Greek krotalon) at the tip of their tail. (Goin, Goin,
and Zug: Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed; Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World,
1980, p335); A genus of snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae, having a hollowed out pit in the maxillary
bone between the eye and nostril. Most of the recognized species are found in the
southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Several species are found as far north
as Canada and east of the Mississippi, including southern Appalachia. They are named
for the jointed rattle (Greek krotalon) at the tip of their tail. (Goin, Goin, and
Zug: Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed; Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980,
p335).; A genus of snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae, having a hollowed out pit in the maxillary
bone between the eye and nostril. Most well recognized species are found in the Southwestern
United States and northern Mexico. Several species are found as far north as Canada
and as far south as Brazil. They are named for the jointed rattle (Greek krotalon)
at the tip of their tail.;
MeSH synonym : rattlesnakes; rattlesnake;
MeSH annotation : a genus of pit vipers; note X ref; its venom: coord IM with CROTALID VENOMS (IM);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotalus;
UNII : txid8728;
Origin ID : D017839;
UMLS CUI : C0206317;
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A genus of snakes of the family VIPERIDAE, one of the pit vipers, so-called from the
pit hollowing out the maxillary bone, opening between the eye and the nostril. They
are distinctively American serpents. Most of the 25 recognized species are found in
the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Several species are found as far
north as Canada and east of the Mississippi, including southern Appalachia. They are
named for the jointed rattle (Greek krotalon) at the tip of their tail. (Goin, Goin,
and Zug: Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed; Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World,
1980, p335)
A genus of snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae, having a hollowed out pit in the maxillary
bone between the eye and nostril. Most of the recognized species are found in the
southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Several species are found as far north
as Canada and east of the Mississippi, including southern Appalachia. They are named
for the jointed rattle (Greek krotalon) at the tip of their tail. (Goin, Goin, and
Zug: Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed; Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980,
p335).
A genus of snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae, having a hollowed out pit in the maxillary
bone between the eye and nostril. Most well recognized species are found in the Southwestern
United States and northern Mexico. Several species are found as far north as Canada
and as far south as Brazil. They are named for the jointed rattle (Greek krotalon)
at the tip of their tail.
