Varanus varius
Lace Monitor at Nanima, NSW
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| Varanus varius | WillO | 3 Feb 2018 | |
| Varanus varius | 81mv | 3 Feb 2018 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
5 Feb 2018
Recent Tree Goanna records within the Canberra region are very rare and far between
2 comments
4 Feb 2018
Well done - a very useful record of the Lace Monitor (Varanus varius). We do get regular records of Rosenberg's Monitor (another species of goanna) from out towards Gundaroo but Lace Monitor's seem to be exceptionally rare in the Canberra region. Keep up the good recording. WillO
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4 Feb 2018
Thanks. We have started to see the lace monitors a few times a season just in the last couple of years here - usually when they come chasing the rosella chicks nesting in our trees.
Though they’re sometimes after bigger prey - our neighbors just had one big monitor take one of their ducks!
Though they’re sometimes after bigger prey - our neighbors just had one big monitor take one of their ducks!
Location information
- Places Nanima, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
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- 81mv NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Significant Varanus varius Monitors & Geckos Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Varanus varius Scientific name
- Lace Monitor Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 798.6m Recorded at altitude
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