Rock Monitor
Varanus albigularis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyVaranidae (Monitor Lizards)
- GenusVaranus (Monitor Lizards)
- SpeciesVaranus albigularis (Rock Monitor)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rock Monitor in Samburu National Reserve?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Rock Monitor sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rock Monitor in Samburu National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Rock Monitor in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.