Malayan Crested Lizard

Malayan Crested Lizard

Gonocephalus grandis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
30–40
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
3 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malayan Crested Lizard in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Malayan Crested Lizard sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Malayan Crested Lizard in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

October has the highest sighting rate for Malayan Crested Lizard in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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