Gould's Goanna

Gould's Goanna

Varanus gouldii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Flinders Ranges National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
50–60
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
5 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gould's Goanna in Flinders Ranges National Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a Gould's Goanna sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Gould's Goanna in Flinders Ranges National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Gould's Goanna in Flinders Ranges National Park in our monthly data.

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