Great Flying Dragon
Draco maximus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusDraco
- SpeciesDraco maximus (Great Flying Dragon)
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Bartlett’s Flying Dragon
Draco cornutus
Black-barbed Flying Dragon
Draco melanopogon
Five-lined Flying Dragon
Draco quinquefasciatus
Fringed Flying Dragon
Draco fimbriatus
Dusky Gliding Lizard
Draco obscurus
Borneo Forest Dragon
Gonocephalus bornensis
Green Crested Lizard
Bronchocela cristatella
Malayan Crested Lizard
Gonocephalus grandis
Mocquard's Eyebrow Lizard
Pelturagonia cephalum
Kinabalu Crested Agama
Hypsicalotes kinabaluensis
Sabah Eyebrow Lizard
Pelturagonia borneensis
Ornate Earless Agama
Aphaniotis ornata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Flying Dragon in Kinabalu Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Great Flying Dragon sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Flying Dragon in Kinabalu Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Great Flying Dragon in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.