Draco blanfordii
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Draco blanfordii, commonly known as Blanford's flying dragon, Blanford's flying lizard, or Blanford's gliding lizard, is a species of "flying" lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Asia, and is capable of gliding from tree to tree.
D. blanfordii is found in Bangladesh, China (SW Yunnan), India, Malaysia (West), Myanmar, Thailand (East), and Vietnam, The specific name, blanfordii, is in honor of English geologist and naturalist William Thomas Blanford of the Geological Survey of India in British India.
D. blanfordii is similar to D. indochinensis. However, while the dewlap of D. indochinensis is widest at its base, decreases in width over its entire length, and terminates in a sharp point, in contrast, the dewlap of D. blanfordii is distally expanded with a basal constriction, and terminates in a rounded distal edge. D. indochinensis also differs from D. blanfordii in the presence (in both sexes) of a thick, black transverse band that extends across the posterior gular region from one throat lappet to the other, and in the presence of dark radial bands on the dorsal surfaces of the patagia in both sexes rather... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blanford's Flying Lizard sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 56 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blanford's Flying Lizard in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blanford's Flying Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Blanford's Flying Lizard sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same genus: Draco
The closest relatives of the Blanford's Flying Lizard that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Draco, Gliding lizards) are Barred Flying Dragon (about 10%) and Asian Gliding Lizard (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blanford's Flying Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kaeng Krachan 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.
