Borneo Forest Dragon

Borneo Forest Dragon

Gonocephalus bornensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
70–80
Feb
0–10
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
70–80
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 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
70–80%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
50–60%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Borneo Forest Dragon in Kinabalu Park?

About 52% of visitor-days record a Borneo Forest Dragon sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 109 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Borneo Forest Dragon in Kinabalu Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Borneo Forest Dragon in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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