Varanus rosenbergi
4 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Campbell, ACT
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| Varanus rosenbergi | wombey | 25 Sep 2022 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | RangerRiley | 25 Sep 2022 |
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MichaelMulvaney noted:
25 Sep 2022
Very interested in any sightings of Rosenbergs - particularly if good side on shots of the face are provided, being greedy getting both sides is good if you can get them
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Rosenberg's Monitor basking in the early spring sun after spending the winter months in it's burrow.
3 comments
26 Sep 2022
Keen for grandkids to see one
Any suggestions about where, when and how for best chance?
They live at The Angle south of Tharwa. Parents competent in bush and with map reading.
Any suggestions about where, when and how for best chance?
They live at The Angle south of Tharwa. Parents competent in bush and with map reading.
26 Sep 2022
Hi Ray, that is difficult. It would be easier to show them a Tree Goanna in one of the national park camping areas on the south coast, or to find a Rosenberg's Goanna on Kangaroo Island.
In our region, there are very few Rosenberg's Goannas and in the bush they are really easy to walk right past without noticing them. In the Canberra region, the Naas Valley Fire Trail (on the eastern side of Namadgi) from Mt Clear Campground downstream 30km to Caloola Farm, between November and February produces the most sightings per visit, but even so, only a small minority of visitors see one. Sounds like some summer camping and walking/biking/horseriding along the NVFT might be attractive. There is plenty of other wildlife to see as well.
Mt Ainslie is well known because there are a few records per year from Mt Ainslie, but it is not really a good place to look because there are many thousands of visits to the reserve per year so the sighting rate is actually very low. Some walkers tell me they have been going there for 3-4 decades without seeing one. Someone quietly searching the warm areas of the hill every day for months, will definitely find them, but few people do that.
In our region, there are very few Rosenberg's Goannas and in the bush they are really easy to walk right past without noticing them. In the Canberra region, the Naas Valley Fire Trail (on the eastern side of Namadgi) from Mt Clear Campground downstream 30km to Caloola Farm, between November and February produces the most sightings per visit, but even so, only a small minority of visitors see one. Sounds like some summer camping and walking/biking/horseriding along the NVFT might be attractive. There is plenty of other wildlife to see as well.
Mt Ainslie is well known because there are a few records per year from Mt Ainslie, but it is not really a good place to look because there are many thousands of visits to the reserve per year so the sighting rate is actually very low. Some walkers tell me they have been going there for 3-4 decades without seeing one. Someone quietly searching the warm areas of the hill every day for months, will definitely find them, but few people do that.
26 Sep 2022
Very helpful, thanks Don
The Mt Ainslie quiet wander on a sunny day sounds very appealing. :-)
The Mt Ainslie quiet wander on a sunny day sounds very appealing. :-)
Location information
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Campbell, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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- Burrow Breeding behaviour
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- Significant RangerRiley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Varanus rosenbergi Monitors & Geckos Reptiles and Frogs
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- 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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