Rock Monitor

Rock Monitor

Varanus albigularis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ruaha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
30–40
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
40–50
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 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 Ruaha National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Rock Monitor sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rock Monitor in Ruaha National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Rock Monitor in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.

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