Lophosaurus dilophus
Silhouette: Michael Scroggie · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Lophosaurus dilophus, the crowned forest dragon or Indonesian forest dragon, is a large arboreal agamid lizard found in New Guinea and the Moluccan islands, Indonesia. A large, short-tailed species with heterogeneous dorsal scalation and a discontinuous vertebral crest. There are several slightly enlarged scales below the tympanum, a row of enlarged submaxillaries and a series of large, lanceolate scales on the anterior edge of the gular pouch.
The species differs visually from Boyd's forest dragon, as it lacks the large, conical scales below the tympanum; additionally, it differs from the southern forest dragon in that it has lanceolate scales on the nuchal and dorsal crests, rather than triangular. Overall, the species differs from hypsilurid lizards in that it has a heterogeneous (rather than homogeneous) dorsal scalation.
This species is found in Papua New Guinea and the Moluccan Islands of Indonesia. It is present across the entire island of New Guinea, although it appears to have an upper elevation limit of 800m (2624.8'). It has been recorded on the Moluccan islands of Aru and Kei, Batanta and Salawati in West Papua Province, Numfoor and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrocław Zoological Garden | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Africarium | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | terrarium ogrodu zoologicznego we Wrocławiu | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Indonesian Forest Dragon sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 33 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.
May and September–October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Indonesian Forest Dragon in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indonesian Forest Dragon sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Indonesian Forest Dragon sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indonesian Forest Dragon is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Raja Ampat (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.
