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Vipera berus
| Description | Vipera berus, also known as Marlies, Prags, Bardas or the common European adder or common European viper, is a venomous snake that is extremely widespread and can be found throughout most of Western Europe and as far as East Asia. Known by a host of common names including common adder and common viper, adders have been the subject of much folklore in Britain and other European countries. They are not regarded as especially dangerous; the snake is not aggressive and usually bites only when really provoked, stepped on, or picked up. Bites can be very painful, but are seldom fatal. The specific name, berus, is New Latin and was at one time used to refer to a snake, possibly the grass snake, Natrix natrix. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_berus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : Vipera : Vipera berus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Vipera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Kreuzotter, Adder, Vipère Péliade, Common Adder, Hugorm, Nikolsky's Viper, Northern Viper, Waldsteppen-otter, Huggorm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_berus |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Vipera berus berus subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vipera berus bosniensis subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vipera berus sachalinensis subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vipera berus sudetica subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vipera berus berus form | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vipera berus brunneomarcata form | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vipera berus cherseasplendens form | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vipera berus rutila form | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
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