Varanus rosenbergi
1 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Paddys River, ACT
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| Varanus rosenbergi | wombey | 25 Feb 2023 | ||
| Varanus rosenbergi | CarbonAI | 24 Feb 2023 | ||
| Varanus rosenbergi | sarahjbrassington | 24 Feb 2023 |
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6 comments
24 Feb 2023
I need to ask whether you have a photograph of the lizard. We will need that to confirm your identification.
24 Feb 2023
The exact location was here:
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https://maps.app.goo.gl/Bmyr4vavKRdTCRMZA?g_st=ic
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https://maps.app.goo.gl/Bmyr4vavKRdTCRMZA?g_st=ic
24 Feb 2023
Hi Sarah, for next time, if you manage to get photos of their left face or right face (or preferably both), it would be possible to tell whether these are the same individuals, or a stream of dispersing young passing through. (So far many of the Tidbinbilla ones have looked small.) They are often quite docile and let you get extremely close, providing you do it patiently and discreetly (eg avoid facing them, approaching directly toward them, or staring at them).
24 Feb 2023
I reckon this one was about 50-60cm long. I’m from UK and I’ve never seen one before but I’ll know to do this in future, thanks :-)
25 Feb 2023
That is surprisingly small! They are only rarely seen like that, between the age of hatchlings with orange markings and adults closer to 90cm long for females.
Location information
- Maps Jedbinbilla
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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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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