Gould's Goanna

Closest Relatives at Uluru-Kata Tjuta 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	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
2	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
3	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
4	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
5	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gould's Goanna in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

About 49% of visitor-days record a Gould's Goanna sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 53 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Gould's Goanna in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Gould's Goanna in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in our monthly data.