Asian Gliding Lizard
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Asian Gliding Lizard

Draco maculatus

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

Draco maculatus, commonly known as the spotted flying dragon or spotted gliding lizard, is a species of agamid flying lizard endemic to Southeast Asia. It is capable of gliding from tree to tree. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Gliding Lizard sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park

Scale-bellied Tree Lizard
LC

Scale-bellied Tree Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acanthosaura lepidogaster

70–80% · Very likely
Emma Gray's Forest Lizard
LC

Emma Gray's Forest Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calotes emma

50–60% · Likely
🦎 No photo available
LC

Vietnam False Bloodsucker

Reptile

Pseudocalotes brevipes

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
40–50
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
40–50
Nov
5–10
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
30–40%
2 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
6 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
7 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
8 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Asian Gliding Lizard in Cuc Phuong National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Gliding Lizard sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Asian Gliding Lizard in Cuc Phuong National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Asian Gliding Lizard in Cuc Phuong National Park in our monthly data.

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