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Record 1 2016-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A pit viper ... widely distributed in upland areas of the eastern United States ...

CONT

... the poisonous Copperhead of the eastern United States ... does not occur in Canada and has a pattern of hourglass crossbands, not blotches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reptiles et amphibiens
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Le Mocassin à tête cuivrée, ou plus simplement tête cuivrée, [mesure] de 40 à 90 cm de long [...] Ce serpent se rencontre dans l'Est des États-Unis au Texas et au Missouri.

Spanish

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