Bitis MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Bitis
Tree Number(s): B01.050.050.286.875.875.875.125; B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937.875.125; B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.875.875.125
Unique ID: D000097187
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000097187
Scope Note: A genus of Viperinae subfamily. Bitis snakes are found in Africa and Arabia. Bitis includes African puff adder (Bitis arietans) and horned adder (Bitis caudalis).
Entry Term(s): Bitis gabonica; Gaboon Adder; Gaboon Viper
Registry Numbers: txid8691; txid8694
Related Numbers: txid8694
Public MeSH Note: 2024; see VIPERIDAE 1994-2023
History Note: 2024(1994)
Date Introduced: 2024/01/01
Last Updated: 2024/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Eukaryota [B01]
- Animals [B01.050]
  - Animal Population Groups [B01.050.050]
    - Animals, Poisonous [B01.050.050.286]
      - Venomous Snakes [B01.050.050.286.875]
        
        Viperidae [B01.050.050.286.875.875]
        
        Viperinae [B01.050.050.286.875.875.875]
        
        Bitis [B01.050.050.286.875.875.875.125]
        
        Cerastes [B01.050.050.286.875.875.875.250]
        
        Daboia [B01.050.050.286.875.875.875.500]
        
        Echis [B01.050.050.286.875.875.875.750]
        
        Vipera [B01.050.050.286.875.875.875.875]

Eukaryota [B01]
- Animals [B01.050]
  - Chordata [B01.050.150]
    - Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
      - Reptiles [B01.050.150.900.833]
        
        Snakes [B01.050.150.900.833.672]
        
        Alethinophidia [B01.050.150.900.833.672.125]
        
        Viperidae [B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937]
        
        Viperinae [B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937.875]
        
        Bitis [B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937.875.125]
        
        Cerastes [B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937.875.250]
        
        Daboia [B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937.875.500]
        
        Echis [B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937.875.750]
        
        Vipera [B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937.875.875]

Eukaryota [B01]
- Animals [B01.050]
  - Chordata [B01.050.150]
    - Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
      - Reptiles [B01.050.150.900.833]
        
        Snakes [B01.050.150.900.833.672]
        
        Venomous Snakes [B01.050.150.900.833.672.562]
        
        Viperidae [B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.875]
        
        Viperinae [B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.875.875]
        
        Bitis [B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.875.875.125]
        
        Cerastes [B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.875.875.250]
        
        Daboia [B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.875.875.500]
        
        Echis [B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.875.875.750]
        
        Vipera [B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.875.875.875]

Bitis Preferred

Bitis gabonica Narrower

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