Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Varanus rosenbergi | 3 Nov 2018 | GeoffRobertson | ||
| Varanus rosenbergi | 3 Nov 2018 | MatthewFrawley | ||
| Unidentified | 3 Nov 2018 | WalterEgo |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
4 Nov 2018
This goanna is vulnerable in NSW and really appreciate any ACT sightings
User's notes
Maybe a bit ambitious asking for an ID? Was quite a large lizard...
4 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
4 Nov 2018
Hi Walter Ego
This is not too far from where Matthew Higgins has observed goannas 'Rex' and 'Rosie' breeding. Because the goanna is only partly inside, this burrow might be an emergency bolt hole rather than one of their main residences, but it could still be worth our while taking a better look at the exact location of your sighting. My email is don.fletcher@emailme.com.au if there is any further information about the location or the animal that you would care to share. We can identify Rex and Rosie and other goannas from photos of their faces. cheers
This is not too far from where Matthew Higgins has observed goannas 'Rex' and 'Rosie' breeding. Because the goanna is only partly inside, this burrow might be an emergency bolt hole rather than one of their main residences, but it could still be worth our while taking a better look at the exact location of your sighting. My email is don.fletcher@emailme.com.au if there is any further information about the location or the animal that you would care to share. We can identify Rex and Rosie and other goannas from photos of their faces. cheers
WalterEgo
wrote:
5 Nov 2018
Thanks, Don. Glad I submitted the pic! Happy to return to the scene to try and get a pic showing the bolt hole in more context if that would be useful?
DonFletcher
wrote:
5 Nov 2018
Yes it would Walter! Many thanks. We need to move promptly to have best chance of seeing your animal in a nearby burrow. (I will bring a small endoscope for looking into burrows.) Matthew and I can be at the top of Fisher St at 3.30 pm today. Can you be there in the area any time this afternoon?
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- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
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- 3 Nov 2018 04:23 PM Recorded on
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- Varanus rosenbergi Scientific name
- Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor Common name
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