Varanus rosenbergi
1 Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor at Ainslie, ACT
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| Varanus rosenbergi | 24 Nov 2025 | wombey | ||
| Varanus rosenbergi | 24 Nov 2025 | beneb |
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Spotted it trying to cross the road but being pestered by magpies. Managed to get it off the road and it hid under a photinia hedge.
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27 Nov 2025
Rosenberg's Goannas have unique face markings and this one also had a bit of his tail bitten off by a fox in 2022. This is Goanna 'Rum' from Ainslie Majura who had almost $1,000 in vet fees spent on him, and was tracked with GPS in 2022/23. The following year I caught him at one of five houses he had visited along Limestone Ave, and returned him to Mt Ainslie. There are only around seven RGs left in Ainslie Majura, so I wish he would stay in the reserve.
Location information
- Places Ainslie, 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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