Acanthosaura phuketensis
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Acanthosaura phuketensis, the Phuket horned dragon, is a species of arboreal lizard native to Phuket Province, Thailand. It was discovered in 2015. It is now the 11th species in the genus Acanthosaura. Acanthosaura phuketensis is a medium-sized lizard ranging from 7.5 to 15 inches in length. It has horns running down from its head but stops at the beginning of its tail. It is a lowland forest-dwelling species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Phuket Pricklenape sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 122 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 44 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and October
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Phuket Pricklenape in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, against about 40% in March, the lowest month. Those are among Khao Sok National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in February.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phuket Pricklenape sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Khao Sok National Park, in our data
Khao Sok National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Phuket Pricklenape sightings: about 60% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Agamidae
The closest relatives of the Phuket Pricklenape that you can see in Khao Sok National Park (family Agamidae, Dragons) are Emma Gray's Forest Lizard (about 80%), Barred Flying Dragon (about 30%) and Blanford's Flying Lizard (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phuket Pricklenape is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Khao Sok National Park (122 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.
