Varanus rosenbergi
Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Michelago, NSW
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| Varanus rosenbergi | GeoffRobertson | 18 Oct 2017 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | Illilanga | 18 Oct 2017 |
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Accidentally caught in our bunny trap. Set free with a lot of hissing. ;)
3 comments
19 Oct 2017
I have often wondered how dependent larger Rosenberg's Monitors are on rabbits - in the absence of the original native ground layer rodents and marsupials that they included in their diet.
20 Oct 2017
I am certain that rabbits make up a huge part of their diet now, based on what we have seen. We have accidentally trapped Rosenberg's twice in our rabbit traps... I am almost certain that the smell attracted them. We now check all our rabbit warrens with a camera before fumigating. Most of our rabbits use "hides" which I am sure the monitors (and snakes) appreciate. ;)
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- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
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- Varanus rosenbergi Scientific name
- Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor Common name
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- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1432.1m Recorded at altitude
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