Whitetail Lancehead
Bothrops leucurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae (Vipèrids)
- GenusBothrops (Neotropical Lanceheads)
- SpeciesBothrops leucurus (Whitetail Lancehead)
Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park
📅 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 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Whitetail Lancehead in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Whitetail Lancehead sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whitetail Lancehead in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Whitetail Lancehead in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.