Gonocephalus doriae
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Gonocephalus doriae (Doria's angle-headed lizard or Peter's forest dragon) is a species of arboreal lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo. G. doriae is named for Marquis Giacomo Doria (1840–1913), an Italian naturalist, botanist, herpetologist and politician, founder of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Genoa (now the Natural History Museum of Giacomo Doria) and its director from then until his death.
G. doriae is usually green on top with dark and light flecks and an indistinct wavy grey pattern, and sometimes with large orange patches. The dewlap/gular pouch is yellow with greyish-blue stripes. There is typically a series of transverse bars on the lower flanks and the ventral surface is lighter. There is a pronounced dorsal crest that is as high as the nuchal crest. It grows to an average snout-vent length of around 165 mm (6.5 in).
Doria's angle-headed lizard is found only in the lowland and hill rainforests of Indonesian Borneo and Malaysian Borneo. G. doriae is diurnal and is typically found perched on the side of a tree or sapling. At night, juveniles and young...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kubah National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Doria’s Anglehead Lizard sighting in Kubah National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 29 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.
December and January
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Doria’s Anglehead Lizard in Kubah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and September, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Doria’s Anglehead Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Kubah National Park, in our data
Kubah National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Doria’s Anglehead Lizard sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Gonocephalus
The closest relatives of the Doria’s Anglehead Lizard that you can see in Kubah National Park (genus Gonocephalus) are Blue-eyed Anglehead Lizard (about 40%), Malayan Crested Lizard (about 40%) and Borneo Forest Dragon (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Doria’s Anglehead Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kubah National Park (26 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.
