Green Crested Lizard
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Green Crested Lizard

Bronchocela cristatella

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
71 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
July 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Green Crested Lizard sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Borneo Forest Dragon
LC

Borneo Forest Dragon

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gonocephalus bornensis

50–60% · Likely
Malayan Crested Lizard
LC

Malayan Crested Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gonocephalus grandis

30–40% · Possible
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

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Kinabalu Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Green Crested Lizard sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Crested Lizard in Kinabalu Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Green Crested Lizard in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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