Biologická klasifikace: Animalia, Reptilia, Squamata, Viperidae
Syn.: Chersea vulgaris Fleming, 1822; Coluber berus Linnaeus, 1758; Coluber chersea Linnaeus, 1758; Coluber melanis Pallas, 1771; Coluber prester Linnaeus, 1761; Pelias berus (Linnaeus, 1758); Pelias dorsalis Gray, 1842; Vipera communis Leach, 1817; Vipera limnaea Bendiscioli, 1826; Vipera pelias Soubeiran, 1855; Vipera sachalinensis Zarevsky, 1917; Vipera torva Lenz, 1832; Vipera trigonocephala Daudin, 1803; Vipera trilamina Millet, 1828
Česká jména: zmije obecná
Anglická jména: Common cross adder, Common european adder, Common european viper, Cross adder, Crossed viper
Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758); zmije obecná
