Green Crested Lizard

Where to see

Green Crested Lizard

Bronchocela cristatella

Bako National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Green Crested Lizard during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~60%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
4 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
6 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
8 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Green Crested Lizard?

Bako National Park

In Bako National Park, Malaysia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Green Crested Lizard sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Green Crested Lizard?

Danum Valley Conservation Area and more

After Bako National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Green Crested Lizard are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 50%), Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 40%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 40%).

When is the best time to see a Green Crested Lizard?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are July to October in Bako National Park (about 70%), February in Danum Valley Conservation Area (about 70%) and July in Kinabalu Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Green Crested Lizard on a given day. Each park's Green Crested Lizard page has the full month-by-month chart.