Water Dragon

Water Dragon

Physignathus cocincinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Emma Gray's Forest Lizard
LC

Emma Gray's Forest Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calotes emma

40–50% · Likely
Asian Gliding Lizard
LC

Asian Gliding Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Draco maculatus

30–40% · Possible
Cardamom Mountains Pricklenape
LC

Cardamom Mountains Pricklenape

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Acanthosaura cardamomensis

20–30% · Possible
Reeves’ Butterfly Lizard
LC

Reeves’ Butterfly Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Leiolepis rubritaeniata

10–20% · Possible
Siamese Blue Crested Lizard

Siamese Blue Crested Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes goetzi

10–20% · Possible
Scale-bellied Tree Lizard
LC

Scale-bellied Tree Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acanthosaura lepidogaster

10–20% · With luck
Common Butterfly Lizard
LC

Common Butterfly Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Leiolepis belliana

Insufficient data
Barred Flying Dragon
LC

Barred Flying Dragon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Draco taeniopterus

Insufficient data
Green Crested Lizard

Green Crested Lizard

Reptile

Bronchocela burmana

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available

Red Lipped Horned Agamid”

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acanthosaura rubrilabris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
0–10
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Water Dragon in Khao Yai National Park?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Water Dragon sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 76 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Water Dragon in Khao Yai National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Water Dragon in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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