Kinabalu Crested Agama
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Kinabalu Crested Agama

Hypsicalotes kinabaluensis

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
15 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Hypsicalotes is a genus of the family Agamidae having a single species Hypsicalotes kinabaluensis found in Malaysia. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Kinabalu Crested Agama sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 15 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
Green Crested Lizard
LC

Green Crested Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Bronchocela cristatella

40–50% · 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
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

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Kinabalu Crested Agama in Kinabalu Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Kinabalu Crested Agama sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Kinabalu Crested Agama in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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