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Bitis

genus of venomous vipers native to Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula
Taxon taxon Q574527
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Bitis

Summary

Bitis is a taxon[1]. Bitis ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (443 views/month, #1,488 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bitis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bitis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Bitis belongs to the parent taxon Viperinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Bitis is Bitis[6].
  • Bitis's Commons category is recorded as Bitis[7].
  • Bitis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bitis[8].
  • Bitis's Commons gallery is recorded as Bitis[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Bitis is Bitis[6]. Bitis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Bitis is classified within Viperinae[5].

Identifiers

Bitis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 30850[10]. Bitis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8691[11]. Bitis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 35156[12]. Bitis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2444943[13]. Bitis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 634420[14].

Why It Matters

Bitis ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (443 views/month, #1,488 of 195,241).[2] Bitis has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Bitis is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Parent taxon → Viperinae
    Instance of → taxon
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