Varanus nebulosus
Silhouette: Steven Traver · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The clouded monitor (Varanus nebulosus) is a species of monitor lizard, native to Myanmar, Thailand and Laos, Vietnam, to West Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, and Java. They are excellent tree climbers. It belongs to the subgenus Empagusia along with the Bengal monitor, the Dumeril's monitor and other monitor lizards. It had previously been listed as a subspecies of Bengal monitor by some herpetologists. It is a diurnal monitor.
Clouded monitors can on occasion grow up to 1.5 metres long. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Zoo of Malaysia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Zagreb Zoo | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 3 | Key West Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Clouded Monitor sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 206 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 39 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Clouded Monitor in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against about 30% in June, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clouded Monitor sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Clouded Monitor sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clouded Monitor is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kuala Lumpur (206 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
