Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   REPTILES   (REPTILIA)
Order   LIZARDS AND SNAKES   (SQUAMATA)
Family   SNAKES - VIPERS - PIT VIPERS   (VIPERIDAE)
Subfamily 
Common name: SNAKES - RATTLER
Scientific name: CROTALINAE
Common name: SNAKES - VIPERS - NEW WORLD
Scientific name: VIPERIDAE - NEW WORLD
Common name: SNAKES - VIPERS - EURASIAN
Scientific name: VIPERIDAE - EURASIA
Common name: SNAKES - VIPERS - AFRICA
Scientific name: VIPERIDAE - AFRICAN