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title: "Brazilian Lancehead"
description: "Bothrops moojeni — Rettili. Bothrops moojeni, commonly known in English as the Brazilian lancehead, is a species of highly venomous snake in the family Viperidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/brazilian-lancehead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brazilian Lancehead

> Bothrops moojeni — Rettili. Bothrops moojeni, commonly known in English as the Brazilian lancehead, is a species of highly venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

- Scientific name: *Bothrops moojeni*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 850
- Wikidata: [Q2911784](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2911784)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30784](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30784)

## Names

- en: Brazilian Lancehead
- de: Brasilianische Lanzenotter
- es: Yarará Caiyaca

## Countries with the most observations

BR (740), AR (20), PY (7)

## Summary

Bothrops moojeni, commonly known in English as the Brazilian lancehead, is a species of highly venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is a pit viper endemic to South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothrops_moojeni

## Photo

![Brazilian Lancehead](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brazilian-lancehead/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tim F · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200209561

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brazilian-lancehead?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).