Fonseca's Lancehead
Bothrops fonsecai
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Bothrops
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 19 places on iNaturalist
About
Fonseca's Lancehead (Bothrops fonsecai) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Brazil. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 19 more. Recorded in 19 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Open Woodland
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Waterholes
- Coastal Scrub
- Roadsides
- Atlantic Rainforest
- Cerrado Savanna
- Coastal Restinga
Related snakes
- Bothrops sonene
- Brazil's Lancehead (oligobalius) Bothrops oligobalius
- Jabre’s Lancehead Bothrops jabrensis
- Moela’s lancehead Bothrops germanoi
- Marajó Lancehead Bothrops marajoensis
- Caatinga Lancehead Bothrops erythromelas
- Golden Lancehead Bothrops insularis
- Desert Lancehead Bothrops pictus
- Bolivian Lancehead Bothrops sanctaecrucis
- Cotiara Bothrops cotiara
- Sao Paulo Lancehead Bothrops itapetiningae
- Piraja's Lancehead Bothrops pirajai
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.