Green Crested Lizard
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Green Crested Lizard

Bronchocela cristatella

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
32 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Bronchocela cristatella, also known as the green crested lizard, is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Crested Lizard sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Ornate Earless Agama
LC

Ornate Earless Agama

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Aphaniotis ornata

20–30% · Possible
Bartlett’s Flying Dragon
LC

Bartlett’s Flying Dragon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Draco cornutus

10–20% · With luck
Black-barbed Flying Dragon
LC

Black-barbed Flying Dragon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Draco melanopogon

Insufficient data
Five-lined Flying Dragon

Five-lined Flying Dragon

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Draco quinquefasciatus

Insufficient data
Borneo Forest Dragon
LC

Borneo Forest Dragon

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gonocephalus bornensis

Insufficient data
Dusky Earless Agama
LC

Dusky Earless Agama

Reptile

Aphaniotis fusca

Insufficient data
Red Bearded Flying Lizard
LC

Red Bearded Flying Lizard

Reptile

Draco haematopogon

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
50–60%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
3 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Crested Lizard in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Green Crested Lizard sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Crested Lizard in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

January has the highest sighting rate for Green Crested Lizard in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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