Varanus rosenbergi
2 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Varanus rosenbergi | wombey | 20 Nov 2025 | |
| Varanus rosenbergi | PeteRav | 20 Nov 2025 |
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Monitor was fully visible but scuttled into its burrow when the photographer approached on the nearby trail, on both outward and return legs. Monitor looked in good health, basking immediately outside the burrow on both sightings.
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Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, 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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4 / 7
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