Varanus rosenbergi
Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Tennent, ACT
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| Varanus rosenbergi | DonFletcher | 30 Dec 2021 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | SWishart | 30 Dec 2021 |
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User's notes
LHS face view is not very good but the RHS one I'm pretty pleased with. I saw another monitor (pretty sure it was a different one) 5 1/2 hours earlier and about 300 m further up the track which I have also posted. I was so chuffed to see this one, I did my happy dance on the track.
4 comments
30 Dec 2021
Disappointed I am, from not seeing a photo of the happy dance. But this is an excellent photo for ID purposes (of the right face). I will check it against the other photos (several recently from this location and closer to Cypress Pine Lookout). Very good thank you SWishart. Did you know about the face photos from Facebook?
30 Dec 2021
I did see it on facebook recently but I actually knew from November 2019 when I uploaded a Rosenberg's around the Bullen Range and you made a comment about IDing individuals from face photos. My 'ants in my pants' dance when I forget to check where my feet are is a much more impressive dance.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SWishart Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- SWishart 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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