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crotalidae

/kroʊˈtæl.ɪ.diː/

Tradução: Família taxonômica de serpentes peçonhentas com fossetas loreais (fossas termosensíveis), típicas do Novo Mundo, que inclui as cascavéis, as jararacas e as surucucus.

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C2formalcommonscientific/kroʊˈtæl.ɪ.diː/

nome próprio

A taxonomic family of venomous pit vipers native to the New World, including rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths.

  • 🇵🇹Família taxonômica de serpentes peçonhentas com fossetas loreais (fossas termosensíveis), típicas do Novo Mundo, que inclui as cascavéis, as jararacas e as surucucus.
  1. Pit vipers C2 formal scientific

    A family of venomous snakes found in the Americas, characterized by heat-sensing pits between the eyes and nostrils.

    • The Crotalidae family includes rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths.
    • These pit vipers use their heat-sensing pits to detect warm-blooded prey.
    • Crotalidae venom is hemotoxic, affecting blood and tissue.

    🇵🇹Víboras com fossetas loreais