Phuket Pricklenape
Acanthosaura phuketensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusAcanthosaura (Pricklenapes)
- SpeciesAcanthosaura phuketensis (Phuket Pricklenape)
Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park
Emma Gray's Forest Lizard
Calotes emma
Barred Flying Dragon
Draco taeniopterus
Blanford's Flying Lizard
Draco blanfordii
Mount Raya Green Crested Lizard
Bronchocela rayaensis
Black-barbed Flying Dragon
Draco melanopogon
Sumatran Gliding Lizard
Draco sumatranus
Asian Gliding Lizard
Draco maculatus
Siamese Blue Crested Lizard
Calotes goetzi
Formosa Gliding Lizard
Draco formosus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Phuket Pricklenape in Khao Sok National Park?
About 63% of visitor-days record a Phuket Pricklenape sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 98 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Phuket Pricklenape in Khao Sok National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Phuket Pricklenape in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.