Kinabalu Crested Agama

Kinabalu Crested Agama

Hypsicalotes kinabaluensis

Silhouette: Michael Scroggie · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kinabalu Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

14 Verified sightings at Kinabalu Park From 2019 to 2026
14 In 1 park
October Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Kinabalu Crested Agama

Hypsicalotes is a genus of the family Agamidae having a single species Hypsicalotes kinabaluensis found in Malaysia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Kinabalu Crested Agama in Kinabalu Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Kinabalu Crested Agama sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 69 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Kinabalu Crested Agama in Kinabalu Park?

October

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Kinabalu Crested Agama in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, September and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Kinabalu Crested Agama?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kinabalu Crested Agama 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.

Where else can you see a Kinabalu Crested Agama?

Only Kinabalu Park, in our data

Kinabalu Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Kinabalu Crested Agama sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Kinabalu Crested Agama live in Kinabalu Park?

Same family: Agamidae

The closest relatives of the Kinabalu Crested Agama that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Agamidae, Dragons) are Borneo Forest Dragon (about 50%), Green Crested Lizard (about 40%) and Malayan Crested Lizard (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Kinabalu Crested Agama sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Kinabalu Crested Agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kinabalu Park (14 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.

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