Lace Monitor

Lace Monitor

Varanus varius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Royal National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
7 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
9 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
10 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lace Monitor in Royal National Park?

About 36% of visitor-days record a Lace Monitor sighting in Royal National Park, based on 139 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lace Monitor in Royal National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Lace Monitor in Royal National Park in our monthly data.

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