Viperinae

Japanese: Viperinae
Viperinae

…A general term for venomous snakes that do not have pits (cheek pits) and are classified as part of the Viperinae subfamily. There are 51 species in 9 genera distributed throughout most of Europe, Asia, and Africa, with the northern limit reaching the Arctic Circle on the Scandinavian Peninsula, but they are not found in East Asia, including Japan.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Viperinae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…クサリヘビ科のうち,ピット(頰窩(きようか))をもたない毒ヘビの総称で,クサリヘビ亜科Viperinaeにまとめられる。ヨーロッパ,アジア,アフリカの大部分に9属51種が分布し,北限はスカンジナビア半島の北極圏付近に達するが,日本を含む東アジアには分布しない。…

※「Viperinae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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