4 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Tennent, ACT
Identification history
| Varanus rosenbergi | 5 Oct 2024 | DonFletcher | ||
| Varanus rosenbergi | 4 Oct 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Varanus rosenbergi | 4 Oct 2024 | Philip |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
5 Oct 2024
Good facial shots, for further identification as part of Rosenberg's research project, and image taken in a general location where goannas have only rarely been recorded
3 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
5 Oct 2024
@Philip Good images! He could be identified from the photo of his left face if sighted again in the area.
DesB
wrote:
5 Oct 2024
@DonFletcher I'm just curious - how can you tell from these pics that its a 'he'?
DonFletcher
wrote:
6 Oct 2024
@DesB, actually I cant from just a photo, but we have microchipped and measured around 120 so far in Namadgi and all the females were small. Also females are rarely seen out in the open like this - they tend to be much more secretive than males. So it is highly likely to be male.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Philip Recorded by
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Significant Philip Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Varanus rosenbergi Monitors & Geckos Reptiles and Frogs
Additional information
- Unknown Gender
- 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
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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