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Common adder

Vipera lotievi Nilson, Tuniyev, Orlov, Hoggren & Andren, 1995

Status not recordedsnakes

The common adder (Vipera lotievi) is a species in the family Viperidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 180.5 g, reach 42.2 cm in length and live up to 10.6 years.

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Quick facts about the common adder

Weight
180.5 g
Length
42.2 cm
Lifespan
10.6 years
Diet
Carnivore
Longest recorded lifespan
19 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
10
Litters or clutches a year
0.33
Reproduction
Live birth
Active
By day (diurnal)
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the common adder?

COMMON ADDER · LENGTH 42.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 42.2 cm, the recorded maximum length of the common adder is about 25% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the common adder live?

Not recorded

Is the common adder endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common adder classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyViperidae
  6. genusVipera
  7. SpeciesVipera lotievi Nilson, Tuniyev, Orlov, Hoggren & Andren, 1995
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Caucasian meadow viperEnglish
  • Common viperEnglish
  • Lotiev's viperEnglish
  • Lotiev’s viperEnglish
  • zmije podhorskáCzech
  • Lotievs OtterGerman
  • Гадюка ЛотиеваRussian
  • Gadyuka LotievaRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common adder

Other species in the same genus Vipera.

LC, Least Concern
Adder (Vipera berus)

Adder

Vipera berus

Viperidae

CompareCommon adder vs AdderCommon adder vs Nose-horned viperCommon adder vs Asp viperCommon adder vs Meadow viper

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common adder?

An adult common adder weighs 180.5 g and measures 42.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the common adder live?

The common adder has a recorded lifespan of 10.6 years.

What kind of animal is the common adder?

The common adder (Vipera lotievi) belongs to the family Viperidae in the order Squamata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common adder (Vipera lotievi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-adder

MLA

“Common adder (Vipera lotievi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-adder.

BibTeX
@misc{common_adder_2026,
  title = {Common adder (Vipera lotievi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-adder},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}