Varanus rosenbergi
1 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Bredbo, ACT
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| Varanus rosenbergi | DonFletcher | 29 Sep 2019 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | Canberragal | 29 Sep 2019 |
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5 comments
30 Sep 2019
Ho Canberragal, this is a fairly early Rosy for this season. Can you provide the altitude please? And if you see it feeding anytime before mid-November, I'd love to hear. cheers
30 Sep 2019
Altitude was approx 1400m. I don't expect to be up there again before mid November. I'm no expert but I think it's a Rosy. It wasn't frightened of us but slow moving. A large wedge-tailed eagle was approaching, saw us, then turned around and flew away. I'm not sure if it was after the Rosy ....
30 Sep 2019
Hi Canberragal, Yes its 100% Rosenberg's Goanna. Narrow stripes on all of its tail. Tree Goannas (common on the coast) have broad bands on the outer half of the tail. I was trapping for Rosies on the valley floor below this last week. I heard Cord Civil workers had seen one up on the range above - maybe this is even the same one!
30 Sep 2019
Update: Barrie also posted a record of this animal at this distinctive rock, not knowing you had done so already. I commented 'Records in that area are rare. There is only one other RG record for quite a few km in any direction. Probably reflecting that few people go there and few of those post to CNM.' So many thanks, to both of you, for recording it.
Location information
- Places Bredbo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Canberragal Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
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- My flagged sightings Canberragal Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Varanus rosenbergi Monitors & Geckos Reptiles and Frogs
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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