Borneo Forest Dragon
Gonocephalus bornensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusGonocephalus
- SpeciesGonocephalus bornensis (Borneo Forest Dragon)
Gonocephalus bornensis, the Borneo anglehead lizard or Borneo forest dragon, is an agamid lizard endemic to Borneo in Indonesia and Malaysia, and known from Sabah, Kinabalu, Brunei, Sarawak and Kalimantan. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Ornate Earless Agama
Aphaniotis ornata
Green Crested Lizard
Bronchocela cristatella
Bartlett’s Flying Dragon
Draco cornutus
Black-barbed Flying Dragon
Draco melanopogon
Five-lined Flying Dragon
Draco quinquefasciatus
Dusky Earless Agama
Aphaniotis fusca
Red Bearded Flying Lizard
Draco haematopogon
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Borneo Forest Dragon at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |