Genus

Toad-headed Pitvipers

Bothrocophias

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyViperidae (Vipers)
GenusBothrocophias (Toad-headed Pitvipers)

Species in this group

VU Endemic

Bothrocophias lojanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~30%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Toad-headed Pitvipers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~10%
	Lojan Lancehead			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity