Varanus togianus
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The Togian water monitor (Varanus togianus) is a species of monitor lizard. It is endemic to the Togian Islands of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The species is found primarily in forests and mangroves. It feeds on invertebrates including insects and arachnids as well as turtle and bird eggs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Makassar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Makassar, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Togian Water Monitor sighting in Makassar on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 5 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Only Makassar, in our data
Makassar is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Togian Water Monitor sightings: about 60% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Togian Water Monitor is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Makassar (10 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.
