Animal directory
Nile Monitor
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for Nile Monitor.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Varanus niloticus
- Enclosures
- Habitat
- Status
- Least concern
- Status code
- LC
- Regions
- Africa
- Biomes
- Grassland, Wetlands
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Reptiles
- Revealed
- 2026-08-25
- Status groups
- Least concern
- Tax class
- Reptilia
- Tax family
- Varanidae
- Tax genus
- Varanus
- Tax order
- Squamata
- Wild population
- Unknown
- Wild population count
- Unknown
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- 2
- Barrier height
- 0.5 m
- Climb proof
- No
- Water barrier
- No
- Temp min
- 20 °C
- Temp max
- 41 °C
- Area land min
- 220 m²
- Area land
- 220 m² + 40 m² per extra animal
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- Unknown
- Area flying
- Unknown
- Area shelter
- Unknown
- Area water
- 30 m² + 15 m² per extra animal
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 0-30%
- Salinity
- Unknown
- Terrain
- Grass 0-50%, Sand 0-40%, Soil 30-80%, Rock 0-40%, Waterlogged 20-70%
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- 1-3 (up to 1 male, up to 2 females)
- Life expectancy
- 10-20 years
- Bachelor females
- 1-3
- Bachelor males
- 1-3
- Breeding difficulty
- Average
- Gestation
- 1 month
- Gestation months
- 1 months
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- 11 months
- Interbirth months
- 11 months
- Litter label
- Clutch size
- Litter size
- 2-8
- Mating season
- Summer
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Maturity age
- 4 years
- Maturity years
- 4 years
- Shoal fish
- No
- Shoal size
- Unknown
- Sterility age
- Death
Other facts
- Diet
- Rodents, Meat Cuts
- Colony size
- Unknown
- Colour morphs
- Albino
- Dominance
- Unknown
- Enrichment
- Blood Scent Marker, Mud Bath, Platform Floats, Prey-scented Sack, Rubbing Pad, Rubbing Pad Bark, Small Ball, Submarine Buoy
- Exhibit types
- Unknown
- Feeders
- Bamboo Feeder, Block of Frozen Fish, Food Tray - Large, Food Tray - Small, Frozen Blood Pumpkin, Restraint Feeder
- Nest
- Buried Nest
- Offspring dispersal
- None
- Size female
- 1.9 m
- Size male
- 2.1 m
- Size max
- 2.1 m
- Size measure
- Length
- Temperature
- 20 to 41°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Unknown
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Ground Water Fountain - Small
- Weather dislikes
- Snow
- Weight female
- 8 kg
- Weight female text
- 8 kg
- Weight juvenile
- 600 g
- Weight male
- 8 kg
- Weight male text
- 8 kg
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Thriving Requirement 1: Restraint Feeder, at least 2 | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Nile Monitor Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Thriving Requirement 2: Soil terrain | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Before this level: an Observation Network (Observation Platform) in Tanzania Reserve and this species released in Tanzania Reserve |
| Level 5 | Thriving Requirement 4: Shelter Space | Unknown |
| Level 6 | Thriving Requirement 5: Deep Water Surface Area; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Observation network present at Tanzania Reserve AND Nile Monitor released at Tanzania Reserve
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Solitary Male | Solitary male | 1 male |
| Solitary Female | Solitary female | 1 female |
Release requirements
| Requirement type | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Ecosystems Required | Either Wetland or Riverine |
| Ecosystems Required | Swamp |
| Species Roles Required | Predators |
((established OR established) AND established)
Wetland OR Riverine
Swamp
Predators
Nile Monitor2
Barriers at this grade4
Feeders6
Enrichment items8
Water sources1
Research levels1
Ecosystems4
Related entries105
- Species this disease affects · Ulcerative Stomatitis (Used by / linked from)
- Researches species · Nile Monitor (Used by / linked from)
- Sp habitat · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Bamboo Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Rubbing Pad (Used by / linked from)
- Uses water source · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Grassland (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Restraint Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Rubbing Pad (Requires / provides)
- Biomes · Grassland (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Platform Floats (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Rubbing Pad Bark (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Restraint Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Release requires ecosystem · Swamp · Swamp (Requires / provides)
- Has release groups · Nile Monitor (Requires / provides)
- Release requires ecosystem · Riverine · Wetland OR Riverine (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Tuberculosis (Used by / linked from)
- Sp habitat · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Has research · Nile Monitor (Requires / provides)
- Animals in this biome · Grassland (Used by / linked from)
- Release requires ecosystem · Wetland · Wetland OR Riverine (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Mud Bath (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Small Ball (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Corrugated (Requires / provides)
- Asked species · Animal Reintroduction projects (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Block of Frozen Fish (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Submarine Buoy (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Amoebiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Prey-scented Sack (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Blood Scent Marker (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Mud Bath (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Food Tray - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Prey-scented Sack (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Restraint Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Water sources · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · Nile Monitor (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Rubbing Pad Bark (Used by / linked from)
- Lives in biome · Grassland (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Blood Scent Marker (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Submarine Buoy (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Nematodiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Submarine Buoy (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Salmonellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · Riverine (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Rubbing Pad Bark (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Frozen Blood Pumpkin (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Blood Scent Marker (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Platform Floats (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Food Tray - Small (Requires / provides)
- Reward species · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Biomes · Wetlands (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Food Tray - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Animals given as rewards · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Food Tray - Large (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Mud Bath (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Frozen Blood Pumpkin (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Blood Scent Marker (Used by / linked from)
- Sp habitat · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Prey-scented Sack (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Rubbing Pad (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Mud Bath (Requires / provides)
- Animals in this biome · Wetlands (Used by / linked from)
- Sp habitat · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Restraint Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · Nile Monitor (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Food Tray - Small (Requires / provides)
- Research levels · Nile Monitor (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Small Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Rubbing Pad Bark (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Frozen Blood Pumpkin (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Block of Frozen Fish (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · Chain Link (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Block of Frozen Fish (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Wetlands (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Bamboo Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · 1-Way Glass (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Submarine Buoy (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Food Tray - Large (Requires / provides)
- Lives in biome · Wetlands (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Frozen Blood Pumpkin (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Campylobacteriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · Nile Monitor (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Food Tray - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Food Tray - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · Wetland (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Small Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Nile monitor · Nile Monitor (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Swamp (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Platform Floats (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Platform Floats (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · Rope Netting (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Bamboo Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Bamboo Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Nile monitor · Nile Monitor (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Block of Frozen Fish (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Ulcerative Dermatitis (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Small Ball (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Prey-scented Sack (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Rubbing Pad (Requires / provides)
Sources35
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- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/barriers/1-way-glass ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/barriers/chain-link ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/barriers/corrugated ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/barriers/rope-netting ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes/grassland ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes/wetlands ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/conservation-projects/animal-reintroduction ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/conservation-projects/wildlife-care ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/bamboo-feeder ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/block-of-frozen-fish ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/blood-scent-marker ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/food-tray-large ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/food-tray-small ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/frozen-blood-pumpkin ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/ground-water-fountain-small ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/mud-bath ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/platform-floats ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/prey-scented-sack ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/restraint-feeder ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/rubbing-pad ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/rubbing-pad-bark ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/small-ball ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/submarine-buoy ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/release-groups/nile-monitor ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/amoebiasis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/avian-tuberculosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/campylobacteriosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/nematodiasis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/nile-monitor ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/salmonellosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/ulcerative-dermatitis ·
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