12 Lace Monitor at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Varanus varius | 4 Dec 2022 | wombey | ||
| Varanus varius | 4 Dec 2022 | HelenCross |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
4 Dec 2022
An exceptionally important record for the ACT. A species that, until very recently, was thought to be possibly extinct in the ACT.
User's notes
Spotted by Nick Webb when investigating what the Sulphur-crested Cockatoos were screeching about. Had been out on the limb ;) when Nick spotted it. When I arrived it was lying in the hollow with its head poking out. Cockatoos not happy. Think I could hear nestlings in the hollow
5 comments
WillO
wrote:
4 Dec 2022
An exceptionally important record for the ACT, so thanks for lodging the record. A species that, until very recently, was thought to be possibly extinct in the ACT.
HelenCross
wrote:
4 Dec 2022
Thanks Will, I hope we see more! It didn't seem very big, so possible a young animal?
HelenCross
wrote:
4 Dec 2022
Haha! Not sure which ones I want more - goannas, Gang-gangs or Superbs! So much competition for hollows
HelenCross
wrote:
4 Dec 2022
Later on saw Crimson Rosellas attempting to enter the hollow to get to their young but soon flew off
Location information
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- HelenCross Recorded by
-
Collections
HelenCross Monitors & Geckos Reptiles and Frogs Significant Pinned Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Varanus varius Scientific name
- Lace Monitor Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 364 images trained Machine learning
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
