---
title: "Berg Adder"
description: "Bitis atropos — Reptiles. The berg adder (Bitis atropos) is a viper species endemic to mountainous regions in southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/berg-adder
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Berg Adder

> Bitis atropos — Reptiles. The berg adder (Bitis atropos) is a viper species endemic to mountainous regions in southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Bitis atropos*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montañas)
- iNaturalist observations: 603
- Wikidata: [Q2704831](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2704831)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30863](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30863)

## Names

- en: Berg Adder
- de: Bergotter

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (558), MZ (8), LS (3), ZW (3)

## Summary

The berg adder (Bitis atropos) is a viper species endemic to mountainous regions in southern Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berg_adder

## Photo

![Berg Adder](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/berg-adder/medium.jpg)

Photo: Klaus Wehrlin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11224793

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/berg-adder?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).