Where does the Common water monitor live?
Varanus salvator has 19,019 records in 26 countries and territories, from 1853 to 2026. Most records come from Thailand.
- 19,019 records
- 26 places
- 75 years recorded
- Squamata class
AnimaliaChordataSquamataVaranidaeVaranus
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18532026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 5,828 | |
| Singapore | 5,603 | |
| Malaysia | 3,618 | |
| Indonesia | 1,963 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1,171 | |
| India | 377 | |
| United States | 147 | |
| Brunei | 102 | |
| Myanmar | 39 | |
| Philippines | 38 | |
| Vietnam | 36 | |
| Bangladesh | 32 | |
| China | 22 | |
| Cambodia | 19 | |
| Hong Kong | 5 | |
| Brazil | 4 | |
| Australia | 3 | |
| Laos | 3 | |
| ZZ | 2 | |
| Bhutan | 1 | |
| Botswana | 1 | |
| Kenya | 1 | |
| Malawi | 1 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | |
| Senegal | 1 | |
| Zambia | 1 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.