7 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Majura, ACT
Identification history
| Varanus rosenbergi | 28 Oct 2023 | DonFletcher | ||
| Varanus rosenbergi | 28 Oct 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Varanus rosenbergi | 28 Oct 2023 | bridgetlunn |
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5 comments
bridgetlunn
wrote:
28 Oct 2023
@DonFletcher yep it just didn’t upload for some reason - should be there now!
DonFletcher
wrote:
28 Oct 2023
@bridgetlunn This is fascinating because the right side face markings looks like goanna Robin, who was photographed mating with male Rambo last summer. So it is almost 100% certain that Robin is female. (We have never captured Robin, except in camera 'traps', nor even seen her, except in photos) But it is unusual for a female to be exposed out in the open like this. Males do this. Did the goanna wait around on the road until you got close or run away when it saw you?
bridgetlunn
wrote:
29 Oct 2023
@DonFletcher thats really interesting! I’ve sent you a message on Facebook with some more details and the video I took, but in summary she was really relaxed, sat there until I got very close, then just slowly walked away and lay under a bush
DonFletcher
wrote:
29 Oct 2023
Having now seen more and better photos, I think there are eight individual goannas and this is a male.
Location information
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Oct 2023 01:53 PM Recorded on
- bridgetlunn Recorded by
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- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- Varanus rosenbergi Scientific name
- Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor Common name
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- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
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