Neotropical Lanceheads
Bothrops
Bothrops is a genus of pit vipers endemic to Central and South America. The generic name, Bothrops, is derived from the Greek words βόθρος, bothros, meaning "pit", and ώπς, ops, meaning "eye" or "face", together an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs. Members of this genus are responsible for more human deaths in the Americas than any other group of venomous snakes. Currently, 32 species are recognized.
48 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 48 known species
Terciopelo
speciesBothrops asper
Common Lancehead
speciesBothrops atrox
Yarará Lancehead
speciesBothrops jararaca
Urutu Lancehead
speciesBothrops alternatus
Brazilian Lancehead
speciesBothrops moojeni
Painted Lancehead
speciesBothrops diporus
Jararacussu
speciesBothrops jararacussu
Green Jararaca
speciesBothrops bilineatus
Patagonia Lancehead
speciesBothrops ammodytoides
Whitetail Lancehead
speciesBothrops leucurus
Pampas Lancehead
speciesBothrops pubescens
Jararaca Pintada
speciesBothrops neuwiedi
Mato Grosso Lancehead
speciesBothrops mattogrossensis
Speckled Forest Pit Viper
speciesBothrops taeniatus
Caatinga Lancehead
speciesBothrops erythromelas
Cerrado Lancehead
speciesBothrops pauloensis
Spotted Lancehead
speciesBothrops punctatus
Osborne's Lancehead
speciesBothrops osbornei
Marbled lancehead
speciesBothrops marmoratus
Fonseca's Lancehead
speciesBothrops fonsecai
Andean Forest-pitviper
speciesBothrops pulcher
Venezuela Lancehead
speciesBothrops venezuelensis
Brazil's Lancehead
speciesBothrops brazili
Bothrops oligobalius
speciesBothrops oligobalius
Golden Lancehead
speciesBothrops insularis
Cerrado Lancehead
speciesBothrops lutzi
Cotiara
speciesBothrops cotiara
Desert Lancehead
speciesBothrops pictus
Jonathan's Lancehead
speciesBothrops jonathani
Martinique Lancehead
speciesBothrops lanceolatus
Murici Lancehead
speciesBothrops muriciensis
São Paulo Lancehead
speciesBothrops itapetiningae
Alcatrazes Lancehead
speciesBothrops alcatraz
Green Black Lancehead
speciesBothrops chloromelas
Bothrops monsignifer
speciesBothrops monsignifer
Bolivian Lancehead
speciesBothrops sanctaecrucis
Saint Lucia Lancehead
speciesBothrops caribbaeus
Barnett's Lancehead
speciesBothrops barnetti
Marajó Lancehead
speciesBothrops marajoensis
Peruvian Forest Pit Viper
speciesBothrops oligolepis
Bothrops jabrensis
speciesBothrops jabrensis
Bothrops sonene
speciesBothrops sonene
Piraja's Lancehead
speciesBothrops pirajai
Venezuela Forest Pit Viper
speciesBothrops medusa
Ayerbe's Lancehead
speciesBothrops ayerbei
Bothrops germanoi
speciesBothrops germanoi
Franceses Island Lancehead
speciesBothrops sazimai
Vitória's Lancehead
speciesBothrops otavioi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30767.