Acanthosaura coronata
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Acanthosaura coronata is a species of agamid lizard commonly known as the crowned spiny lizard. They are found in the lowland tropical forests of eastern Cambodia (type location) and Vietnam (Lam Dong and Dong Nai provinces), where they are diurnal. Although often found near the ground, they have cryptic colouration and climb trees when threatened. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
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Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Pricklenape sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 66 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 45 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July, September and November
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Pricklenape in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and April, the lowest months. Those are among Cat Tien National Park's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crowned Pricklenape sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Cat Tien National Park, in our data
Cat Tien National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Crowned Pricklenape sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Agamidae
The closest relatives of the Crowned Pricklenape that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (family Agamidae, Dragons) are Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard (about 70%), Indochinese Flying Dragon (about 40%) and Asian Gliding Lizard (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crowned Pricklenape is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cat Tien National Park (66 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
