Varanus rosenbergi

Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

Varanus rosenbergi at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 29 Dec 2021
Varanus rosenbergi at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 29 Dec 2021
Varanus rosenbergi at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 29 Dec 2021
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Varanus rosenbergi 30 Dec 2021 DonFletcher
Varanus rosenbergi 30 Dec 2021 JBrickhill

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Roadkill on Boboyan road, Namadgi NP, a few km north of Hospital hill lookout.. Probably male, owing to size.

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DonFletcher wrote:
   30 Dec 2021
JBrickhill left this goanna at Namadgi Visitor Centre to be put in the freezer. Dead Rosenberg's Goannas are being collected for research on: environmental toxins, goanna diet, population structure revealed by DNA, and ageing goannas.

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