Where to see
Varanus gouldii
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gould's Goanna during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
In Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gould's Goanna sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hattah-Kulkyne National Park and more
After Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gould's Goanna are in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 50%), Flinders Ranges National Park (Australia, about 50%) and Cape Range (Australia, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (about 80%), November in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (about 80%) and November and December in Flinders Ranges National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gould's Goanna on a given day. Each park's Gould's Goanna page has the full month-by-month chart.
