Rock Monitor

Closest Relatives at Kruger 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	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
3	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
4	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
6	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
7	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
8	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
11	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
12	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
13	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
14	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
15	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
16	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
17	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
18	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
19	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
20	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
21	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
22	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
23	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
24	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
25	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
26	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
27	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
28	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
29	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
30	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
31	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rock Monitor in Kruger National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Monitor sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 284 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Rock Monitor in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.