Varanus rosenbergi
1 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Hackett, ACT
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| Varanus rosenbergi | DonFletcher | 17 Dec 2021 | |
| Unverified | peterlaing1002 | 17 Dec 2021 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
18 Dec 2021
Any sighting, particularly with side view head shots, of Rosernbergs Goanna on Mt Majura is adding to important research into this species
User's notes
Spotted on the summit access trail
4 comments
17 Dec 2021
Many thanks for posting this PeterLaing1002. Sightings of Rosenberg's Goannas on Majura are rare. If you can move slowly in a non-threating posture, it is often possible to get a good photo of the left or right face (or preferably both). Then we can identify individuals. About half a dozen or eight have been logged that way since 2015 on Ainslie-Majura.
17 Dec 2021
Hi again Peter. Can I use your photo please in reports? Would you mind emailing a hi res copy to don.fletcher@emailme.com.au so I can crop down to the face? And if you have any other shots of the head area that would be lovely.
Location information
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- peterlaing1002 Recorded by
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- Significant peterlaing1002 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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