| Species | Vipera berus (Adder) |
| Genus | Vipera (a genus of reptiles) |
| Family | VIPERIDAE (adders) |
| Order | SQUAMATA (snakes and lizards) |
| Class | REPTILIA (reptiles) |
| Superclass | TETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds) |
| Phylum | CHORDATA (vertebrates) |
| Superphylum | DEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes) |
| Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
| Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
| Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
| Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
| Life | BIOTA (living things) |
| Records of Vipera berus (Adder) : | ||||
| 1: Vipera berus (Adder) | ||||
| 2 May 2015 | OSGR: SY67 | 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W | Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) | England |
| Basking at side of path on very cold day | ||||
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| 2: Vipera berus (Adder) | ||||
| 2 Apr 1999 | OSGR: SU56 | 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W | Vice County: Berks (VC 22) | England |
| shed skin | ||||
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| 3: Vipera berus (Adder) | ||||
| 2 May 1981 | OSGR: SU26 | 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W | Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) | England |
| Basking in bracken in woodland clearing | ||||
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| Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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| Carver, C. | 2006 | Adder | Vol 27, No 3 Page: 200 | |
| Holmes, F. | 2005 | Melanistic Adder | Vol 16, No 4 Page: 277 | |
| Holt, C. | 2008 | Yellowhammer chick being eaten by an Adder | Vol 20, No. 1 Page: 51 |
Vipera berus (Adder) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Vipera berus (Adder)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Vipera berus (Adder)
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