Varanus rosenbergi
Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Varanus rosenbergi | GeoffRobertson | 16 Oct 2017 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | Illilanga | 16 Oct 2017 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | roymcd | 16 Oct 2017 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
23 Oct 2017
See Will's comments below - though actually southern Namadgi is beginning to show as a local hotspot for this species
User's notes
Spotted it successfully scampering across the road just past Rendezvous Creek bridge. I'd guess snout to vent length roughly somewhere between 30-50cm.
3 comments
17 Oct 2017
That is a great record. There are very few records of rosenberg's monitors from within the ACT - any records from Namadgi are a big help as this population is better protected than those nearer the urban areas. This record may be the southern-most record of the species in Namadgi. About a decade ago there was a dead one on the road two km north of your site (photographed by Sean Doody).
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
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Species information
- Varanus rosenbergi Scientific name
- Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor Common name
- Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1432.1m Recorded at altitude
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