Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus, the chameleon forest dragon or chameleon anglehead lizard, is a species of agamid lizard from Indonesia and Malaysia. This species lives in a humid tropical environment, in the forests of central Java. It is a species of around 22–25 cm (8.7–9.8 in), and quite territorial. The lifestyle is close to that of the chameleons. The females are green, with the males bluer, with yellow touches.
"Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus Laurenti, 1768". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus, at Animal Diversity Web "Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Virginia Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Jakarta Aquarium | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chameleon ForestDragon sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 47 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chameleon ForestDragon in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chameleon ForestDragon sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Gunung Leuser National Park, in our data
Gunung Leuser National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chameleon ForestDragon sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Gonocephalus
The closest relatives of the Chameleon ForestDragon that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (genus Gonocephalus) are Malayan Crested Lizard (about 30%), Sumatra Forest Dragon (about 20%) and Manthey's Forest Dragon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chameleon ForestDragon is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (8 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.
