Thorny Devil
Moloch horridus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusMoloch
- SpeciesMoloch horridus (Thorny Devil)
Closest Relatives at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Long-nosed Water Dragon
Gowidon longirostris
Central Netted Ground-dragon
Ctenophorus nuchalis
Central Australian Earless Dragon
Tympanocryptis centralis
Military Dragon
Ctenophorus isolepis
Dwarf Bearded Dragon
Pogona minor
Grey-striped Western Desert Dragon
Diporiphora paraconvergens
Slater's Dragon
Ctenophorus slateri
Black-shouldered Ground-dragon
Ctenophorus clayi
📅 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 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Thorny Devil in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Thorny Devil sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Thorny Devil in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Thorny Devil in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in our monthly data.