Calotes bachae
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In 3 days >90%
Calotes bachae, the Cochinchina lizard, is a species of lizards in the family Agamidae. It is known from southern Vietnam and eastern Cambodia. Its range may extend into southern Laos.This species is found in open areas of Cat Tien National Park, in dense tropical forests in Bu Gia Map National Park and in parks in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. It was formerly thought that Calotes bachae was Calotes mystaceus which inhabits in Burma and Thailand due to their similar appearance. However, genetic analysis and studying the size and scale characteristics have shown that they are separate species. The result of study was published in an article on Zootaxa in January 2013. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 180 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 45 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and November
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against about 30% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Cat Tien National Park's driest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in July.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard 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 Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Agamidae
The closest relatives of the Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (family Agamidae, Dragons) are Crowned Pricklenape (about 50%), 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 Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cat Tien National Park (180 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.
