Painted Lancehead
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Painted Lancehead

Bothrops diporus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at El Impenetrable National Park
14 Verified records at El Impenetrable National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Bothrops diporus, also known in Portuguese as Bocuda, Cabeça-de-Capanga, Jararaca-do-Chaco, Jararaca-do-Rabo-Branco, Jararaca-Pintada, Jararaca-Pintada-Argentina and Jararaca-Pintada-do-Sul, is a species of viper from the forests of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia. As with all vipers, it is venomous. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Lancehead sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at El Impenetrable National Park

Neotropical Rattlesnake
LC

Neotropical Rattlesnake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Crotalus durissus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
10–20
May
60–70
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

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

☀️🌙Day & Night
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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
40–50%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
4 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Lancehead in El Impenetrable National Park?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Lancehead sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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.

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