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Crotalus

genus of reptiles
Taxon taxon Q463637
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Crotalus

Summary

Crotalus is a taxon[1]. Crotalus ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #1,471 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crotalus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Crotalus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Crotalus belongs to the parent taxon pit viper[5].
  • Crotalus's scientific name is Crotalus[6].
  • Crotalus's Commons category is recorded as Crotalus[7].
  • Crotalus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crotalus[8].
  • Crotalus's Commons gallery is recorded as Crotalus[9].
  • Crotalus's has effect is recorded as rattlesnake bite[10].

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Classification

Crotalus's scientific name is Crotalus[6]. Crotalus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Crotalus belongs to the parent taxon pit viper[5].

Identifiers

Crotalus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 30692[11]. Crotalus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8728[12]. Crotalus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 15711[13]. Crotalus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2444354[14]. Crotalus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174305[15].

Why It Matters

Crotalus ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #1,471 of 195,241).[2] Crotalus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Crotalus is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Parent taxon → pit viper
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 14949, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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