Rusty Desert Monitor
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Rusty Desert Monitor

Varanus eremius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
8 Verified records at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The rusty desert monitor (Varanus eremius) is a species of small monitor lizards native to Australia. It is also known as the pygmy desert monitor. The monitor lizard belongs to the subgenus Odatria along with the pygmy mulga monitor. This monitor lizard is oviparous as with other monitor lizards. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty Desert Monitor sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Gould's Goanna
LC

Gould's Goanna

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Varanus gouldii

40–50% · Likely
Perentie
LC Endemic

Perentie

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Varanus giganteus

20–30% · Possible
Black-headed Monitor
LC

Black-headed Monitor

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Varanus tristis

10–20% · With luck
Pygmy Mulga Monitor
LC Endemic

Pygmy Mulga Monitor

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Varanus gilleni

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
30–40
Nov
<5
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 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rusty Desert Monitor in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty Desert Monitor sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rusty Desert Monitor in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Rusty Desert Monitor in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in our monthly data.

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