Common Lancehead
Bothrops atrox
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae (Vipèrids)
- GenusBothrops (Neotropical Lanceheads)
- SpeciesBothrops atrox (Common Lancehead)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 13 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Lancehead in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Common Lancehead sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Lancehead in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Lancehead in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.