Barba Amarilla

Bothrops atrox

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassSquamata
FamilyViperidae (Vipèrids)
GenusBothrops (Neotropical Lanceheads)
SpeciesBothrops atrox (Barba Amarilla)

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overall probability at Canaima National Park

3 Verified records at Canaima National Park

☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Bothrops atrox — also known as the common lancehead, fer-de-lance, barba amarilla, and mapepire balsain — is a highly venomous pit viper species found in the tropical lowlands of northern South America east of the Andes, as well as the Caribbean island of Trinidad. No subspecies are currently recognized. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

Bothrops taeniatus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Barba Amarilla at Canaima National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

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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	60–70%
2	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
3	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
4	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
5	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	20–30%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
7	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
8	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
9	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
10	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
11	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
12	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	5–10%
13	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data

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