Malayan Crested Lizard

Malayan Crested Lizard

Gonocephalus grandis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabalu Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Kinabalu Park?

About 37% of visitor-days record a Malayan Crested Lizard sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Malayan Crested Lizard in Kinabalu Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Malayan Crested Lizard in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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