Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Adder)

Vipera berus (Adder) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVipera berus (Adder)
GenusVipera (a genus of reptiles)
FamilyVIPERIDAE (adders)
OrderSQUAMATA (snakes and lizards)
ClassREPTILIA (reptiles)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vipera berus (Adder)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
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:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Atkins, W. 2005 Conservation status of the adder Vipera berus in Greater London Research Reports EN Report no 666.
Baker, J., Suckling, J. & Carey, R. 2004 Status of the adder Vipera berus and slow-worm Anguis fragilis in England Research Reports EN Report no 546.
Phelps, T. 2004 Beyond hypothesis - a long term study of British snakes British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 5: 319-327.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Vipera berus (Adder):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 8 images of Vipera berus (Adder)
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