Gonocephalus grandis
Silhouette: Michael Scroggie · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Gonocephalus grandis, the giant forest dragon or great anglehead lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Myanmar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Entopia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Crested Lizard sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 28th most-seen of the 39 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–July, September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Crested Lizard in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malayan Crested Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data
Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Malayan Crested Lizard sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Agamidae
The closest relatives of the Malayan Crested Lizard that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (family Agamidae, Dragons) are Oriental Garden Lizard (about 40%), Green Crested Lizard (about 20%) and Dusky Earless Agama (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malayan Crested Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kuala Lumpur (12 verified sightings), 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.
