2 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Michelago, NSW
Identification history
| Varanus rosenbergi | 1 Feb 2023 | wombey | ||
| Varanus rosenbergi | 1 Feb 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 31 Jan 2023 | Nockels |
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7 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
1 Feb 2023
Thanks for this sighting - is the location correct? - The Goanna's of this area are subject to ongoing research and any record is of interest. Close-up photos of both sides of the head enable individual Goannas to be identified and give valuable information about movement and life span. Thanks again for contributing to the information on this species.
Nockels
wrote:
2 Feb 2023
Michael - the location is correct, in future I will try for close up photos for either side of the head. Is this the best place to leave photos/sightings? My neighbours have also spotted numerous Rosenberg Goannas and I will share your post.
Alex
Alex
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
2 Feb 2023
Thanks Alex much appreciated - yes this is the place for the photos
DonFletcher
wrote:
2 Feb 2023
Sorry Nockels, the location is showing inside Namadgi National Park (look at the map in this record). Unless you pulled off the most massive swiftie, you dont have pavers (and a house?) inside the national park, way up on the Clear Range where it would be obvious to all.
Nockels
wrote:
2 Feb 2023
Well spotted. Location is Lawler Rd Michelago NSW, on the other side of the river, I didn't zoom in so the map looked OK. Clearly the GPS is out a little bit.
DonFletcher
wrote:
2 Feb 2023
Many thanks Nockels for the correct location. I only just realised that the black thing in your second photo is a dog (well the snout of a dog anyway). I'm interested in the lack of fight or flight response by the goanna. Is that a fair comment? And could I use your photo please for talks or reports etc.?
Nockels
wrote:
2 Feb 2023
DonFletcher - happy for you to show the photo (with Dexter's snout!). You are correct, despite large amounts of barking and circling by the dog (Dexter - a male kelpie cross) of the goanna simply stood still. The barking alerted me and when I arrived on scene the goanna simply stood still as I walked around it also. When I removed the dog the goanna walked away quite slowly, completely undeterred.
Location information
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Nockels Recorded by
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Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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
- External link More information
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
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