Borneo Forest Dragon

Where to see

Borneo Forest Dragon

Gonocephalus bornensis

Danum Valley Conservation Area leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Borneo Forest Dragon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~70%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
3 Kubah National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
4 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Borneo Forest Dragon?

Danum Valley Conservation Area

In Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Borneo Forest Dragon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Borneo Forest Dragon?

Kinabalu Park and more

After Danum Valley Conservation Area, the next-best odds of seeing a Borneo Forest Dragon are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 50%), Kubah National Park (Malaysia, about 40%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%).

When is the best time to see a Borneo Forest Dragon?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are December in Danum Valley Conservation Area (about 90%), February and December in Kinabalu Park (about 80%) and July and August in Kubah National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Borneo Forest Dragon on a given day. Each park's Borneo Forest Dragon page has the full month-by-month chart.