All 3 in 3 days here: ~40%
Khao Sok National Park
🇹🇭 Thailand
Southeast Asia, Thailand 1079 spp. recorded
Khao Sok National Park sits in southern Thailand, protecting an ancient tropical rainforest of dense jungle, sheer limestone cliffs, and winding rivers. This rugged inland terrain stands apart from coastal reserves through its uninterrupted canopy and deep-valley ecosystems, which shelter a rich array of specialized regional wildlife.
8.990° N 98.588° E
🦜 Nature
449 Species sighted
24,353 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Apr Best month
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📊 Most Spotted
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⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 802 more species with insufficient data
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Recent sightings in Khao Sok National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
69Jan
56Feb
61Mar
70Apr
54May
54Jun
51Jul
44Aug
47Sep
50Oct
45Nov
67Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Sri Phang-nga National Park
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Emma Gray's Forest Lizard~90%+10%
Many-lined Sun-skink~80%+40%
Spotted Forest Skink~70%+10%
Tokay Gecko~70%+40%
Common Tree Frog~60%+20%
Flat-tailed House Gecko~60%+10%
White-rumped Shama~60%≈
Clouded Monitor~60%+20%
Northern White-lipped Frog~60%≈
Ochraceous Bulbul~50%≈
Black-eared Barbet~50%≈
Dusky Leaf-monkey~40%-10%
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Park headquarters
Daily sight. prob.vs avg- Emma Gray's Forest Lizard~90%+10%
- Spotted Forest Skink~80%+10%
Phuket Pricklenape~70%+10%- Northern White-lipped Frog~70%+10%
- Common Tree Frog~60%+20%
Western Mangrove Cat Snake~60%+10%- Flat-tailed House Gecko~60%+10%
Asian Painted Frog~50%+10%
Common Water Monitor~50%≈
River Toad~50%+10%
Common Indian Toad~40%+10%
Penelope's Hill Frog~40%+10%
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8.979° N, 98.639° E
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Typical stay
1–2
daysTrails
Hard
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.5
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 645
🐒 Mammals 163
🦎 Reptiles 189
🐸 Amphibians 82
1079 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
89 Threatened 2 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
3.5
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
59% 📊
Coverage (303 species at ≥5% of 1079 in the inventory)
28% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (5 reptile, 3 bird, 2 mammal, 2 amphibian)
94% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
130 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
15 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
22 🏕️
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.6
Climate Pleasant High
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism Medium Medium
Trails Hard Low
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
We spotted a tarantula sleeping in its perfectly webbed nest, lots of monkeys and their babies, beautiful butterflies, a Great Hornbill, and a lot of Wagler’s palm pit vipers sleeping in trees (which are apparently endemic to Southeast Asia).
We saw long and pig tail macaques, gibbons, buffalo, barking deer, scorpions and flocks of the incredible greater hornbill, which have a two meter wingspan!
Way up in the trees we saw a few monkey and hornbill silhouettes, but too far away to get good photos. (Don’t worry, we were more successful on Outing Three.) No elephants, though.
The next morning, I properly explored the main trail, leading to the “waterfall.” Again, I spotted langurs, various skinks and lizards, and macaques.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Khao Sok National Park?
1,079 species
Khao Sok National Park has 1,079 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Emma Gray's Forest Lizard (about 80%), Crab-eating Macaque (about 70%), Spotted Forest Skink (about 70%), Phuket Pricklenape (about 60%) and Dusky Leaf-monkey (about 60%). Among birds, the most-seen is White-rumped Shama (about 60%); among amphibians, Northern White-lipped Frog (about 50%).
When is the best time to visit Khao Sok National Park for wildlife?
February–May, July and September
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 60% on a given day, against about 50% in June, August and October–January.
Can you see a Crab-eating Macaque in Khao Sok National Park?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Crab-eating Macaque sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 280 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April to June (about 80%).
Can you see an Asian Elephant in Khao Sok National Park?
Yes
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Elephant sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is October (about 50%).
Can you see a Dusky Leaf-monkey in Khao Sok National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Leaf-monkey sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 182 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July (about 70%).
Where in Khao Sok National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Sri Phang-nga National Park
The richest sighting zone is around Sri Phang-nga National Park, followed by Park headquarters, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Khao Sok National Park good for wildlife watching?
3.8 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Khao Sok National Park rates 3.8/5: 137th of 316 parks worldwide and 11th in Southeast Asia. 37 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
