Varanus rosenbergi
4 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Michelago, NSW
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| Varanus rosenbergi | wombey | 15 Nov 2019 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | Illilanga | 15 Nov 2019 |
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2 comments
16 Nov 2019
It appears there are multiple individuals being seen in this location. You managed to get photos of both the left and right faces of this one. If you compare photos like these over the years, you will be able to recognise the different individuals. Left and right faces are usually slightly different, like this one. With luck, observation around Christmas - New Year, esp. near burrows and termite mounds, might reveal which are male and which female.
16 Nov 2019
Thanks for the tip Don. We might pop a wildlife camera near a termite mound around that time and see if we get lucky.
Location information
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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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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