Viperidae
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| Viperidae | |
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| Mexican wast coast rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Faimily: | Viperidae Oppel, 1811 |
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The Viperidae (veepers) is a faimily o venomous snakes foond in maist pairts o the warld, excludin Antarcticae, Australie, New Zealand, Madagascar, Hawaii, various ither isolatit islands, an north o the Arctic Circle. Aw hae relatively lang, hinged fangs that permit deep penetration an injection o venom. Fower subfaimilies are currently recognised.[2]
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Viperidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
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