Bengal Monitor

Bengal Monitor

Varanus bengalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 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 Jim Corbett National Park?

About 30% of visitor-days record a Bengal Monitor sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Bengal Monitor in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.

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