Varanus rosenbergi

3 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at suppressed

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Identification history

Varanus rosenbergi	12 Nov 2021	DonFletcher
Varanus rosenbergi	12 Nov 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified	12 Nov 2021	forest17178

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

13 Nov 2021

New recorded location of this NSW vulnerable species

User's notes

Rosenberg’ Goanna, opportunistic sighting in Peak View area in dry sclerophyll forest burnt in the 2019-20 bushfires.

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DonFletcher wrote:

12 Nov 2021

Hi Forest, thanks for the record. There are relatively few records of this species from NSW in your area. This species digs long burrows which are used at night in the active season, and continually for half the year. When danger threatens they retreat to one of their burrows or just to a shallow 'bolt hole'. Most burrows are impregnable to fire, foxes or dingoes, so RG populations tend not to be as badly reduced by bushfires as those of surface dwelling animals and tree hole dwellers.

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Species information

Varanus rosenbergi Scientific name
Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor Common name
Sensitive
Very Rare / Threatened
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Nov 2021 01:10 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

Alive / healthy Animal health

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