Whitetail Lancehead
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Whitetail Lancehead

Bothrops leucurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Chapada Diamantina National Park
8 Verified records at Chapada Diamantina National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Bothrops leucurus, commonly known as the whitetail lancehead or the Bahia lancehead, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. There are no subspecies which are recognized as being valid. A female owned by YouTuber Venom Central is over six feet long. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Whitetail Lancehead sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park

Yarará Lancehead
LC

Yarará Lancehead

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bothrops jararaca

Insufficient data
Caatinga Lancehead
LC Endemic

Caatinga Lancehead

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Bothrops erythromelas

Insufficient data
Neotropical Rattlesnake
LC

Neotropical Rattlesnake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Crotalus durissus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

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

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%

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 20% of wildlife watchers report a Whitetail Lancehead sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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.

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