Khao Sok National Park

🇹🇭 Thailand

🐒 Crab-eating Macaque Jungle Trails
🌍 #109 Global · 4.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #7 in Southeast Asia #46 in Tropical Forest
Southeast Asia, Thailand 1079 spp. recorded

Khao Sok National Park sits in southern Thailand, protecting an ancient tropical rainforest of dense jungle, sheer limestone cliffs, and winding rivers. This rugged inland terrain stands apart from coastal reserves through its uninterrupted canopy and deep-valley ecosystems, which shelter a rich array of specialized regional wildlife.

8.990° N   98.588° E

Wildlife

SIGHTING PROBABILITY Share of citizen-science records from the park that report this species
<5%
Rare5–20%
With luck20–40%
Possible40–70%
Likely>70%
Very likely
ACTIVITY PATTERN
☀️ Diurnal 🌙 Nocturnal 🌅 Crepuscular ☀️🌙 Day & Night

⭐ Iconic Species

Crab-eating Macaque ★
EN Endemic

Crab-eating Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca fascicularis

70–80% · Very likely
Asian Elephant ★
EN Endemic

Asian Elephant

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Elephas maximus

30–40% · Possible
Dusky Leaf-monkey ★
EN

Dusky Leaf-monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus obscurus

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Emma Gray's Forest Lizard
LC

Emma Gray's Forest Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calotes emma

70–80% · Very likely
Spotted Forest Skink
LC

Spotted Forest Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Sphenomorphus maculatus

60–70% · Likely
Phuket Pricklenape
LC

Phuket Pricklenape

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acanthosaura phuketensis

60–70% · Likely
Wagler's Pit Viper
LC

Wagler's Pit Viper

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tropidolaemus wagleri

50–60% · Likely
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

50–60% · Likely
Western Mangrove Cat Snake

Western Mangrove Cat Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Boiga melanota

50–60% · Likely
Northern White-lipped Frog
LC

Northern White-lipped Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Chalcorana eschatia

50–60% · Likely
Common Tree Frog
LC

Common Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Polypedates leucomystax

50–60% · Likely
Flat-tailed House Gecko
LC

Flat-tailed House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus platyurus

50–60% · Likely
Ochraceous Bulbul
LC

Ochraceous Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus ochraceus

50–60% · Likely
Common Water Monitor
LC Endemic

Common Water Monitor

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Varanus salvator

40–50% · Likely
Black-eared Barbet
LC

Black-eared Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon duvaucelii

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Crab-eating Macaque ★
EN Endemic

Crab-eating Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca fascicularis

70–80% · Very likely
Asian Elephant ★
EN Endemic

Asian Elephant

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Elephas maximus

30–40% · Possible
Dusky Leaf-monkey ★
EN

Dusky Leaf-monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus obscurus

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Lar Gibbon
EN

Lar Gibbon

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Hylobates lar

30–40% · Possible
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
VU

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca leonina

20–30% · Possible
Himalayan Striped Squirrel
LC

Himalayan Striped Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Tamiops mcclellandii

20–30% · Possible
Gray-bellied Squirrel
LC

Gray-bellied Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus caniceps

20–30% · Possible
Gaur

Gaur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bos frontalis

20–30% · Possible
Black Giant Squirrel
NT

Black Giant Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Ratufa bicolor

10–20% · With luck
Wild Boar
LC Endemic

Wild Boar

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sus scrofa

10–20% · With luck
Common Palm Civet
LC

Common Palm Civet

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

10–20% · With luck
Robinson’s Banded Langur
NT

Robinson’s Banded Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis robinsoni

10–20% · With luck
Diadem Roundleaf Bat
LC

Diadem Roundleaf Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Hipposideros diadema

10–20% · With luck
Indochinese Ground Squirrel
LC

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Menetes berdmorei

10–20% · With luck
Sambar
VU Endemic

Sambar

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rusa unicolor

5–10% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

50–60% · Likely
Ochraceous Bulbul
LC

Ochraceous Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus ochraceus

50–60% · Likely
Black-eared Barbet
LC

Black-eared Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon duvaucelii

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Pearl-necked Dove
LC Endemic

Pearl-necked Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spilopelia chinensis

40–50% · Likely
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
LC

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum trigonostigma

40–50% · Likely
White-nest Swiftlet
LC

White-nest Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aerodramus fuciphagus

40–50% · Likely
Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

40–50% · Likely
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

40–50% · Likely
Stripe-throated Bulbul
LC

Stripe-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

40–50% · Likely
Great Hornbill
VU

Great Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buceros bicornis

40–50% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Emma Gray's Forest Lizard
LC

Emma Gray's Forest Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calotes emma

70–80% · Very likely
Spotted Forest Skink
LC

Spotted Forest Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Sphenomorphus maculatus

60–70% · Likely
Phuket Pricklenape
LC

Phuket Pricklenape

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acanthosaura phuketensis

60–70% · Likely
Wagler's Pit Viper
LC

Wagler's Pit Viper

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tropidolaemus wagleri

50–60% · Likely
Western Mangrove Cat Snake

Western Mangrove Cat Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Boiga melanota

50–60% · Likely
Flat-tailed House Gecko
LC

Flat-tailed House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus platyurus

50–60% · Likely
Common Water Monitor
LC Endemic

Common Water Monitor

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Varanus salvator

40–50% · Likely
Many-lined Sun-skink
LC

Many-lined Sun-skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eutropis multifasciata

40–50% · Likely
Tokay Gecko
LC

Tokay Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Gekko gecko

40–50% · Likely
Banded Keelback
LC

Banded Keelback

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Rhabdophis nigrocinctus

30–40% · Possible
Clouded Monitor

Clouded Monitor

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Varanus nebulosus

30–40% · Possible
Red-tailed Green Ratsnake
LC

Red-tailed Green Ratsnake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gonyosoma oxycephalum

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Northern White-lipped Frog
LC

Northern White-lipped Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Chalcorana eschatia

50–60% · Likely
Common Tree Frog
LC

Common Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Polypedates leucomystax

50–60% · Likely
Asian Painted Frog
LC

Asian Painted Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Kaloula pulchra

40–50% · Likely
River Toad
LC

River Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Phrynoidis asper

30–40% · Possible
Common Indian Toad
LC

Common Indian Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

30–40% · Possible
Alpine Cricket Frog
LC

Alpine Cricket Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Fejervarya limnocharis

30–40% · Possible
Penelope's Hill Frog
LC

Penelope's Hill Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Clinotarsus penelope

30–40% · Possible
Green Paddy Frog
LC

Green Paddy Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Hylarana erythraea

30–40% · Possible
Poisonous Rock Frog
LC

Poisonous Rock Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Odorrana hosii

20–30% · Possible
Marbled Tenasserim Frog
LC

Marbled Tenasserim Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Amolops panhai

20–30% · Possible
Red Stream Frog
LC

Red Stream Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Limnonectes doriae

20–30% · Possible
Blyth's River Frog
LC

Blyth's River Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Limnonectes blythii

20–30% · Possible

Animal Events

🐦

Limestone Karst Birdwatching

JanFebMarAprDec

The towering limestone cliffs create ideal nesting sites for rupicolous birds, especially during the dry season when visibility improves.

Great Hornbill
VU

Great Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buceros bicornis

40–50% · Likely
Malayan Banded-Pitta
NT

Malayan Banded-Pitta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hydrornis irena

30–40% · Possible
🦌

Cheow Lan Lake Sunset Cruises

FebJunJulOctDec

The lake's calm waters reflect the karst formations at dusk, attracting insectivorous bats and nocturnal frugivores for feeding frenzies.

Diadem Roundleaf Bat
LC

Diadem Roundleaf Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Hipposideros diadema

10–20% · With luck
Large Flying Fox
EN

Large Flying Fox

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pteropus vampyrus

Insufficient data
🐸

Rainforest Frog Choruses

AprMayJulAugSep

The onset of the monsoon triggers explosive breeding events in temporary pools, creating a symphony of calls across the forest floor.

Asian Painted Frog
LC

Asian Painted Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Kaloula pulchra

40–50% · Likely
Northern White-lipped Frog
LC

Northern White-lipped Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Chalcorana eschatia

50–60% · Likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Species Total
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
40–50
50–60
Crab-eating Macaque
70–80
60–70
70–80
70–80
70–80
80–90
70–80
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
70–80
Asian Elephant
30–40
40–50
10–20
30–40
5–10
5–10
40–50
30–40
30–40
50–60
<5
30–40
Dusky Leaf-monkey
50–60
50–60
60–70
50–60
60–70
50–60
70–80
50–60
60–70
60–70
50–60
60–70
Emma Gray's Forest Lizard
70–80
80–90
80–90
80–90
70–80
70–80
60–70
70–80
70–80
80–90
70–80
70–80
Spotted Forest Skink
30–40
60–70
70–80
70–80
60–70
70–80
60–70
70–80
70–80
30–40
60–70
60–70
Phuket Pricklenape
40–50
60–70
40–50
50–60
60–70
50–60
50–60
70–80
60–70
70–80
60–70
50–60
Wagler's Pit Viper
50–60
60–70
70–80
70–80
40–50
40–50
50–60
40–50
40–50
40–50
40–50
30–40
White-rumped Shama
40–50
50–60
70–80
60–70
70–80
50–60
60–70
50–60
40–50
20–30
30–40
50–60
Western Mangrove Cat Snake
60–70
40–50
40–50
50–60
40–50
50–60
50–60
30–40
40–50
50–60
60–70
50–60
Northern White-lipped Frog
50–60
40–50
50–60
30–40
40–50
40–50
50–60
60–70
70–80
40–50
70–80
40–50
Common Tree Frog
50–60
30–40
40–50
60–70
40–50
50–60
60–70
50–60
70–80
40–50
40–50
40–50
Flat-tailed House Gecko
20–30
40–50
50–60
40–50
60–70
40–50
60–70
50–60
40–50
60–70
30–40
50–60
Ochraceous Bulbul
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
60–70
50–60
20–30
40–50
30–40
10–20
20–30
50–60
Common Water Monitor
40–50
40–50
30–40
50–60
40–50
50–60
60–70
50–60
50–60
40–50
50–60
40–50
Black-eared Barbet
40–50
50–60
50–60
40–50
50–60
50–60
50–60
30–40
30–40
10–20
30–40
40–50
Animal Events
🐦 Limestone Karst Birdwatching
🦌 Cheow Lan Lake Sunset Cruises
🐸 Rainforest Frog Choruses

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Excellent
🐒 Crab-eating Macaque Jungle Trails

Where Wildlife Score

How good is this park for seeing wildlife?
🦜

Biodiversity

Very good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg
4.2 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds
645
🐒 Mammals
163
🦎 Reptiles
189
🐸 Amphibians
82
1079 Total Species
850 Global average across 296 parks
89 Threatened 2 Endemic
🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg
3.9 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
62% Global avg
60%
📊
Coverage (267 species at ≥5% of 1079 in the inventory)
24% Global avg
25%
🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (6 reptile, 2 mammal, 2 bird, 2 amphibian)
46% Global avg
89%
🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
134 Global avg
135
🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
15 Global avg
14
⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
27 Global avg
26

Quick answers

What animals can you see in Khao Sok National Park?

The most likely sightings are Emma Gray's Forest Lizard (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Crab-eating Macaque (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Spotted Forest Skink (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers), Dusky Leaf-monkey (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers), Phuket Pricklenape (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers) — among 1079 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to visit Khao Sok National Park for wildlife?

March has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.

Can you see Crab-eating Macaque in Khao Sok National Park?

Yes — about 72% of wildlife watchers report a Crab-eating Macaque sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 155 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Asian Elephant in Khao Sok National Park?

Yes — about 32% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Elephant sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Dusky Leaf-monkey in Khao Sok National Park?

Yes — about 62% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Leaf-monkey sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 104 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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