Nile Monitor

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East 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	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	60–70%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	50–60%
3	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	50–60%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
5	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
6	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
7	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
8	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
10	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
13	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	30–40%
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
15	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
16	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
18	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
19	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
20	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
21	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
22	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
23	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
24	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
25	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
26	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
27	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
28	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
29	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
31	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Nile Monitor in Tsavo East National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Nile Monitor sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Nile Monitor in Tsavo East National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Nile Monitor in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.