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title: "Malayan Crested Lizard"
description: "Gonocephalus grandis — Reptielen. Gonocephalus grandis, the giant forest dragon or great anglehead lizard, is a species of agamid lizard."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/malayan-crested-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Malayan Crested Lizard

> Gonocephalus grandis — Reptielen. Gonocephalus grandis, the giant forest dragon or great anglehead lizard, is a species of agamid lizard.

- Scientific name: *Gonocephalus grandis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1064
- Wikidata: [Q3110556](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3110556)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31651](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31651)

## Names

- en: Malayan Crested Lizard
- de: Große Winkelkopfagame
- es: Dragón Gigante de Bosque

## Countries with the most observations

MY (662), ID (197), TH (129), BN (9)

## Summary

Gonocephalus grandis, the giant forest dragon or great anglehead lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Myanmar.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonocephalus_grandis

## Photo

![Malayan Crested Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malayan-crested-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/334950073

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malayan-crested-lizard?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).