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Barba Amarilla

Bothrops atrox

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
18 Verified records at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Barba Amarilla sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Green Jararaca

Green Jararaca

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Bothrops bilineatus

5–10% · With luck
Amazonian Toad-headed Pitviper
LC

Amazonian Toad-headed Pitviper

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Bothrocophias hyoprora

Insufficient data
Atlantic Forest Bushmaster
LC

Atlantic Forest Bushmaster

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Lachesis muta

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barba Amarilla in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Barba Amarilla sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Barba Amarilla in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Barba Amarilla in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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