Painted Lancehead
Bothrops diporus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae (Vipèrids)
- GenusBothrops (Neotropical Lanceheads)
- SpeciesBothrops diporus (Painted Lancehead)
Closest Relatives at El Impenetrable 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 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Painted Lancehead in El Impenetrable National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Painted Lancehead sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Painted Lancehead in El Impenetrable National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Painted Lancehead in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.