Rock Monitor

Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

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	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
4	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
5	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
6	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
7	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
9	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
10	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
12	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
13	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
14	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
15	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
16	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
17	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
19	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
20	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
21	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
23	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
24	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
25	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
26	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rock Monitor in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Rock Monitor sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rock Monitor in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Rock Monitor in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.