Where to see
Varanus salvator
Sundarbans National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Water Monitor during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 13 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 16 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 18 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 19 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 20 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Sundarbans National Park
In Sundarbans National Park, India, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Common Water Monitor sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary and more
After Sundarbans National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Water Monitor are in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 70%), Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 70%) and Kaziranga National Park (India, about 60%). Outside Asia, the best option is Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in Southeast Asia (about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Sundarbans National Park (about 90%), May–June and September in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80%) and March in Bako National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Water Monitor on a given day. Each park's Common Water Monitor page has the full month-by-month chart.
