Cardamom Mountains Pricklenape
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Cardamom Mountains Pricklenape

Acanthosaura cardamomensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
33 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Acanthosaura cardamomensis is a species of Agamid lizard found in eastern Thailand, western Cambodia and Vietnam. Its name derives from the Cardamom Mountains in eastern Thailand. It was first identified in 2010. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Cardamom Mountains Pricklenape sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Scale-bellied Tree Lizard
LC

Scale-bellied Tree Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acanthosaura lepidogaster

10–20% · With luck
Red Lipped Horned Agamid”

Red Lipped Horned Agamid”

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acanthosaura rubrilabris

Insufficient data
Emma Gray's Forest Lizard
LC

Emma Gray's Forest Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calotes emma

40–50% · Likely
Water Dragon
VU

Water Dragon

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Physignathus cocincinus

30–40% · Possible
Asian Gliding Lizard
LC

Asian Gliding Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Draco maculatus

30–40% · Possible
Reeves’ Butterfly Lizard
LC

Reeves’ Butterfly Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Leiolepis rubritaeniata

10–20% · With luck
Siamese Blue Crested Lizard

Siamese Blue Crested Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes goetzi

10–20% · With luck
Barred Flying Dragon
LC

Barred Flying Dragon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Draco taeniopterus

Insufficient data
Common Butterfly Lizard
LC

Common Butterfly Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Leiolepis belliana

Insufficient data
Burmese Green Crested Lizard

Burmese Green Crested Lizard

Reptile

Bronchocela burmana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cardamom Mountains Pricklenape in Khao Yai National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Cardamom Mountains Pricklenape sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cardamom Mountains Pricklenape in Khao Yai National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Cardamom Mountains Pricklenape in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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