Gonocephalus lacunosus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Gonocephalus lacunosus, Manthey's forest dragon, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Indonesia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Manthey's Forest Dragon sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd 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.
March and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Manthey's Forest Dragon in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Manthey's Forest Dragon sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: 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 Manthey's Forest Dragon sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Gonocephalus
The closest relatives of the Manthey's Forest Dragon that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (genus Gonocephalus) are Malayan Crested Lizard (about 30%), Sumatra Forest Dragon (about 20%) and Chameleon ForestDragon (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Manthey's Forest Dragon is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (10 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.
