Varanus rosenbergi
5 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Tharwa, ACT
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| Varanus rosenbergi | WillO | 22 Feb 2023 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | CarbonAI | 22 Feb 2023 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | Ouzodog | 22 Feb 2023 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
23 Feb 2023
Thanks for the side face shot, this may mean that this lizard can be identified it has wandered/ lives further north along the Murrumbidgee than most of our other Rosenbergs records
User's notes
Heading across car park/road area
1 comment
23 Feb 2023
Nice try Ouzodog. I compared your photo of the right face with all nearby records (the only other one to the south on the river, two on Naas Rd and a bunch on the Mt Tennent walk). Most were taken too far away to see the left or right face but the good ones can be seen to be different goannas than this one. An excellent example is sighting 4414959 by S Wishart on Mt Tennent Varanus rosenbergi (Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor) . The left and right faces are different but usually somewhat similar.
Location information
- Maps Gigerline Nature Reserve
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Ouzodog Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Significant Ouzodog 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
- External link More information
Record quality
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5 / 7
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