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Lachesis

genus of snakes
Taxon taxon Q766057
Lachesis
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Lachesis

Summary

Lachesis is a taxon[1]. Lachesis ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,269 views/month, #1,201 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lachesis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lachesis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Lachesis belongs to the parent taxon pit viper[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Lachesis is Lachesis[6].
  • Lachesis's Commons category is recorded as Lachesis (genus)[7].
  • Lachesis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lachesis (genus)[8].
  • Lachesis's Commons gallery is recorded as Lachesis (genus)[9].
  • Lachesis's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • Lachesis's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Lachesis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Lachesis's has effect is recorded as Lachesis bite[13].

Body

Classification

Lachesis's scientific name is Lachesis[6]. Lachesis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Lachesis is classified within pit viper[5].

Identifiers

Lachesis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 31047[14]. Lachesis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8751[15]. Lachesis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 35430[16]. Lachesis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2444916[17]. Lachesis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 209555[18].

Why It Matters

Lachesis ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,269 views/month, #1,201 of 195,241).[2] Lachesis has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Lachesis is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . 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.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → Lachesis bite
    Parent taxon → pit viper
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007550884805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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