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Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
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Linnaeus, C. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiæ. 10th Edition: 824 pp. (1758).
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Reptilia
order
Squamata
family
Viperidae
genus
Vipera
species
Vipera berus

Name

Synonyms
Chersea vulgaris Fleming, 1822
Coluber berus Linnaeus, 1758
Coluber chersea Linnaeus, 1758
Coluber chersea var. marasso Pollini, 1818
Coluber melanis Pallas, 1771
Coluber prester Linnaeus, 1761
Coluber sachalinensis continentalis Nikolsky, 1926
Coluber sachalinensis continentalis Nikolsky, 1927
Coluber sachalinensis sachalinensis
Coluber vipera anglorum Laurenti, 1768
Pelias berus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pelias berus lugubris Kashchenko, 1902
Pelias dorsalis Gray, 1842
Pelias sudetica Reuss
Vipera aspoides Reuss
Vipera aspoides annulata Reuss, 1927
Vipera barani böhme Joger, 1983
Vipera berus pseudaspis Schreiber, 1912
Vipera berus var. montana Mehely, 1893
Vipera berus var. pseudaspis Schreiber, 1912
Homonyms
Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Adder in English
Adder in English
Hugorm in Danish
Kreuzotter in German
Kreuzotter in German
Kreuzotter in German
Kreuzotter in German
Nikolsky's Viper [nikolskii] in English
Northern Viper in English
Vipère péliade in French
Waldsteppen-Otter [nikolskii] in German
adder in Dutch
adder in English
common adder in English
common adder in English
riđovka in Croatian
vipère péliade in French
Обыкновенная гадюка in Russian
极北蝰 in Chinese
Adder in Dutch
Adder in English
Adder in English
bosttagearpmaš in Northern Sami
huggorm in Swedish
Common Viper in English
Gwiber in Welsh
Gwiberod in Welsh
Kreuzotter in German
Marasso in Italian
Viper in English
mirkoguovdi in Northern Sami
nathair-nimhe in Scottish Gaelic
nathraichean-nimhe in Scottish Gaelic
Шарка in Macedonian
极北蝰 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. Kindvall (2004-03-18 00:00:00) Lista över svenska kräldjur baserad på flera källor
  2. Linnæus (Linnaeus), C. (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classses, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata
  3. Linnæus (Linnaeus), C. (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classses, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata
  4. McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré, 1999: null. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. xi + 511.
  5. Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.). (2021). The Reptile Database.
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