---
title: "Painted Lancehead"
description: "Bothrops diporus — Rettili. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/painted-lancehead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Painted Lancehead

> Bothrops diporus — Rettili. 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.

- Scientific name: *Bothrops diporus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 656
- Wikidata: [Q1058405](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1058405)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539036](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539036)

## Names

- en: Painted Lancehead
- de: Chacolanzenotter
- es: Yarará chica
- fr: Bothropoides diporus

## Countries with the most observations

AR (459), BR (71), PY (52), BO (39)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: ferferrari · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263936048

## Machine access

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