Australian Water Dragon

Closest Relatives at Royal National 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	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	50–60%
2	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
3	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
4	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
5	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
6	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
7	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
8	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Australian Water Dragon in Royal National Park?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Australian Water Dragon sighting in Royal National Park, based on 322 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Australian Water Dragon in Royal National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Australian Water Dragon in Royal National Park in our monthly data.