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Basic information
Vipera berus
Adder
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusVipers
- Czech name
- Zmije obecná
- English name
- Adder
- Alternative names
- Common adder, Common Viper, Kreuzotter, Marasso, Nikolsky's Viper [nikolskii], Northern Viper, Piemont-Viper, Riđovka, Viper, Vipera dei Walser [walser], Waldsteppen-Otter [nikolskii], Обыкновенная гадюка, 极北蝰
- Synonyms
- Coluber berus, Coluber chersea, Coluber chersea var. marasso, Coluber melanis, Coluber prester, Coluber sachalinensis continentalis, Coluber sachalinensis sachalinensis, Coluber vipera anglorum, Colubris cherseae var. marasso, Chersea vulgaris, Pelias berus lugubris, Pelias dorsalis, Pelias schreiberi, Pelias sudetica, Pelias tyrolensis, Vipera (Pelias) berus f. bilineata, Vipera (Pelias) berus f. brunneomarcata, Vipera (Pelias) berus f. chersea-splendens, Vipera (Pelias) berus f. luteoalba, Vipera (Pelias) berus f. ochracea-splendens, Vipera (Pelias) berus f. punctata, Vipera (Pelias) berus f. rutila, Vipera (Pelias) berus ochracea, Vipera (Pelias) berus rudolphi-marchica, Vipera aspoides, Vipera aspoides annulata, Vipera barani, Vipera berus bosniensis, Vipera berus pseudaspis, Vipera berus sachalinensis, Vipera berus var. montana, Vipera berus var. pseudaspis, Vipera coronis aspoides, Vipera coronis coronis, Vipera coronis leopardina, Vipera coronis nigroides, Vipera coronis zamenoides, Vipera limnaea, Vipera pelias, Vipera prester var. gagatina, Vipera torva, Vipera trilamina, Vipera walser
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Alpine, Brackish water, Coastal, Forest, Grassland, House, Marsh, River, Steppe
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Ground, Terrestrial, Understory
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 570 mm
- SVL
- max 515 mm
- Body mass
- max 109.6 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- ~19 years
- Activity
- Crepuscular, Diurnal
- Diet
- Amphibians, Birds, Carnivore, Mammals, Reptiles
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5BJ7Y · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19986 · dryad-v5
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 20554 · dryad-v5