Varanus rosenbergi

1 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Majura, ACT

Varanus rosenbergi at Majura, ACT - 20 Nov 2018
Varanus rosenbergi at Majura, ACT - 20 Nov 2018
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Varanus rosenbergi 22 Nov 2018 wombey
Varanus rosenbergi 22 Nov 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 21 Nov 2018 Gillian

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6 comments

   22 Nov 2018
Don, Mathew, Will - this looks like a youngish goanna do you have an estimate to how old it may be? Is it this years or last years?
   22 Nov 2018
Thanks Gillian - we are particularly after sightings of this rare goanna, it helps us determine what parts of the ACT are important for it
Gillian wrote:
   22 Nov 2018
Oh that's great! Couldn't get a great photo, just as I got close, someone came past talking very loudly. Glad it's clear enough :)
waltraud wrote:
   23 Nov 2018
Well done Gillian! this is a very important record and the photos are good enough to identify this rare Rosenberg's Monitor.
DonFletcher wrote:
   9 Dec 2018
Looks young to me too (within 3 years old I guess) but I have yet to come to grips with ageing them, even crudely. (Actually our conservation advice could be better if demographic rates were known for some populations of this species, but that is not possible until there is an accepted ageing method for wild individuals.)
DonFletcher wrote:
   9 Dec 2018
Many thanks Gillian for posting this. There is only one other local goanna species, nearly gone now from the ACT region, and your photo is plenty good enough to see it was not that one.

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