Bengal Monitor
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Bengal Monitor

Varanus bengalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Periyar National Park
10 Verified records at Periyar National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis), also called Indian monitor, is a species of monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia and West Asia. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Bengal Monitor sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
60–70
Jun
10–20
Jul
70–80
Aug
20–30
Sep
50–60
Oct
10–20
Nov
70–80
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
80–90%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
3 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
5 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
6 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
10 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
11 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
12 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
13 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
14 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bengal Monitor in Periyar National Park?

About 43% of wildlife watchers report a Bengal Monitor sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bengal Monitor in Periyar National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Bengal Monitor in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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