Bengal Monitor

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	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	80–90%
2	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	70–80%
3	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	50–60%
4	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
5	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
6	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
7	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	30–40%
8	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
9	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
10	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
11	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
12	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
13	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
14	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
15	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bengal Monitor in Chitwan National Park?

About 32% of visitor-days record a Bengal Monitor sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bengal Monitor in Chitwan National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Bengal Monitor in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.