Varanus varius
5 Lace Monitor at Denman Prospect, ACT
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| Varanus varius | DonFletcher | 18 Mar 2020 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
19 Mar 2020
Lace Monitors were once common in the ACT but have now declined to near extinction. I think the last confirmed record from the Canberra area goes back to the 1990s.
User's notes
Photo taken on building site by unknown person. Said to be sometime in late November.
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Location information
- Places Denman Prospect, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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- Significant DonFletcher 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
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