Mount Raya Green Crested Lizard
Bronchocela rayaensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusBronchocela (Southeast Asian Green Forest Lizards)
- SpeciesBronchocela rayaensis (Mount Raya Green Crested Lizard)
Bronchocela rayaensis, the Gunung Raya green-crested lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic to Malay Peninsula and is known from Langkawi in Kedah, northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia (its type locality), as well as from Phuket and Phang Nga Provinces in southern Thailand. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Mount Raya Green Crested Lizard sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park
Emma Gray's Forest Lizard
Calotes emma
Phuket Pricklenape
Acanthosaura phuketensis
Barred Flying Dragon
Draco taeniopterus
Blanford's Flying Lizard
Draco blanfordii
Black-barbed Flying Dragon
Draco melanopogon
Sumatran Gliding Lizard
Draco sumatranus
Asian Gliding Lizard
Draco maculatus
Formosa Gliding Lizard
Draco formosus
Siamese Blue Crested Lizard
Calotes goetzi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mount Raya Green Crested Lizard in Khao Sok National Park?
About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Mount Raya Green Crested Lizard sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mount Raya Green Crested Lizard in Khao Sok National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Mount Raya Green Crested Lizard in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.