Varanus rosenbergi
2 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Booth, ACT
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| Varanus rosenbergi | DonFletcher | 19 Dec 2021 | |
| Varanus sp. (genus) | DonFletcher | 18 Dec 2021 | |
| Varanus sp. (genus) | AlisonMilton | 18 Dec 2021 |
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User's notes
We came across this goanna crossing the road. Having seen many road kill our drivver stopped to chase it off the road. We fully expected it to make a run for it on seeing us, instead it stubbornly decided to stay on the road. Even when gently probing its tail, instead of heading for the hills it reared up into protective mode lashing its 'protector' with its tail. It did however, evenutally move off into the undergrowth beside the road.
4 comments
18 Dec 2021
Nice specimen and good photos. Photos of left and right faces enable individuals to be distinguished. Not many other RG records near that section of the road. Most are roadkills further north and a few to the south.
19 Dec 2021
John, I guess I was having a 'senior moment' - fixed now. Thanks for asking.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- AlisonMilton 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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