Varanus varius
1 Lace Monitor at Gundaroo, NSW
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| Varanus varius | GeoffRobertson | 23 Dec 2018 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | GeoffRobertson | 23 Dec 2018 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | leegundaroo | 22 Dec 2018 |
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Significant sighting
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Observed eating young shrike thrush
2 comments
24 Dec 2018
Its a hard life when you have to climb power lines. This is a terrific record given how rare these goannas have become in the ACT region. Well done! WillO.
25 Dec 2018
Hi Lee, There have been only two other wild V varius reported in ~ 20 years and one of the others was near this sighting, at Nanima. You may have the last population in the region of what was a relatively common species until the mid 20th C. I would be very interested in any further observations you care to provide. don.fletcher@emailme.com.au
Location information
- Places Gundaroo, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- leegundaroo Recorded by
Collections
- Significant leegundaroo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Description
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