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Agkistrodon

genus of venomous pit viper
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Agkistrodon

Summary

Agkistrodon is a taxon[1]. Agkistrodon ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (512 views/month, #1,448 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Agkistrodon's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Agkistrodon is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Agkistrodon belongs to the parent taxon pit viper[5].
  • Agkistrodon's scientific name is Agkistrodon[6].
  • Agkistrodon's Commons category is recorded as Agkistrodon[7].
  • Agkistrodon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Agkistrodon[8].
  • Agkistrodon's Commons gallery is recorded as Agkistrodon[9].
  • Agkistrodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dreieckskopfottern'}[10].
  • Agkistrodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Moccasins'}[11].
  • Agkistrodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Mokasenler'}[12].

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Classification

Agkistrodon's scientific name is Agkistrodon[6]. Agkistrodon is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Agkistrodon belongs to the parent taxon pit viper[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dreieckskopfottern'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Moccasins'}[11], and {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Mokasenler'}[12].

Identifiers

Agkistrodon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 30668[13]. Agkistrodon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8711[14]. Agkistrodon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559648[15]. Agkistrodon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2444622[16]. Agkistrodon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174295[17].

Why It Matters

Agkistrodon ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (512 views/month, #1,448 of 195,241).[2] Agkistrodon has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Agkistrodon is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → pit viper
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007293945305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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