Cerastes [Cerastes]
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rod Cerastes
zmije rodu Cerastes
zmije rohatá
A genus of Viperinae found mostly in Africa, Arabia and India with characteristic horny scale over each eye. Cerastes genus includes Saharan sand viper (Cerastes vipera) and horned desert viper (Cerastes cerastes). A desert sidewinder Crotalus cerastes also has horny scale over its eyes but is a species in sister subfamily Crotalinae and found in Southwest American desert.
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- D000097189 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0026919
- History note
- 2024(1994)
- Public note
- 2024; see VIPERIDAE 1994-2023
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- AB
- abnormalities
- AH
- anatomy & histology
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CL
- classification
- EM
- embryology
- GE
- genetics
- GD
- growth & development
- IM
- immunology
- IN
- injuries
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- PS
- parasitology
- PH
- physiology
- SU
- surgery
- UR
- urine
- VI
- virology
Cerastes cerastes Organism MeSH Browser