Boyd's Forest Dragon
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Boyd's Forest Dragon

Lophosaurus boydii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Daintree National Park
200 Verified records at Daintree National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Boyd's forest dragon (Lophosaurus boydii) is a species of arboreal lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to rainforests and their margins in the Wet Tropics region of northern Queensland, Australia. It is the larger of the two species of Lophosaurus found in Australia. Another species, the southern angle-headed dragon, L. spinipes, is found in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Boyd's Forest Dragon sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 200 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Australian Water Dragon
LC Endemic

Australian Water Dragon

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Intellagama lesueurii

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Boyd's Forest Dragon in Daintree National Park?

About 51% of wildlife watchers report a Boyd's Forest Dragon sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 200 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Boyd's Forest Dragon in Daintree National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Boyd's Forest Dragon in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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