Urutu Lancehead

Urutu Lancehead

Bothrops alternatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Iberá National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
0–10
Apr
30–40
May
0–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
2 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
3 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
4 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Urutu Lancehead in Iberá National Park?

About 27% of visitor-days record a Urutu Lancehead sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Urutu Lancehead in Iberá National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Urutu Lancehead in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.

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