Borneo Forest Dragon
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Borneo Forest Dragon

Gonocephalus bornensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
109 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Gonocephalus bornensis, the Borneo anglehead lizard or Borneo forest dragon, is an agamid lizard endemic to Borneo in Indonesia and Malaysia, and known from Sabah, Kinabalu, Brunei, Sarawak and Kalimantan. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Borneo Forest Dragon sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 109 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Malayan Crested Lizard
LC

Malayan Crested Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gonocephalus grandis

30–40% · Possible
Green Crested Lizard
LC

Green Crested Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Bronchocela cristatella

40–50% · Likely
Mocquard's Eyebrow Lizard
LC

Mocquard's Eyebrow Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pelturagonia cephalum

20–30% · Possible
Great Flying Dragon
LC

Great Flying Dragon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Draco maximus

10–20% · With luck
Kinabalu Crested Agama

Kinabalu Crested Agama

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Hypsicalotes kinabaluensis

10–20% · With luck
Sabah Eyebrow Lizard
LC

Sabah Eyebrow Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pelturagonia borneensis

10–20% · With luck
Ornate Earless Agama
LC

Ornate Earless Agama

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Aphaniotis ornata

10–20% · With luck
Bartlett’s Flying Dragon
LC

Bartlett’s Flying Dragon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Draco cornutus

Insufficient data
Oriental Garden Lizard
LC

Oriental Garden Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes versicolor

Insufficient data
Black-barbed Flying Dragon
LC

Black-barbed Flying Dragon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Draco melanopogon

Insufficient data
Fringed Flying Dragon
LC

Fringed Flying Dragon

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Draco fimbriatus

Insufficient data
Dusky Gliding Lizard
LC

Dusky Gliding Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Draco obscurus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
70–80
Feb
5–10
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
70–80
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 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
60–70%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
50–60%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Borneo Forest Dragon in Kinabalu Park?

About 52% of wildlife watchers report a Borneo Forest Dragon sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 109 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Borneo Forest Dragon in Kinabalu Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Borneo Forest Dragon in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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