Varanus rosenbergi

Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor

Common name: Rosenberg’s or Heath Monitor

Total length 1.5m

Rare/vulnerable in NSW

Rosenberg’s Monitor, also known as the Southern Heath Monitor, is one two monitors or goannas in the Canberra region. Rosenberg’s is a ground dwelling monitor while the Lace Monitor is often found in trees. Rosenberg’s is a lightish brown with orange bands, whereas the Lace Monitor is darker in colour, but also with bands, with a few very broad bands on the second half of its tail. 

Rosenberg’s Monitor lays its eggs in termite mounds and any sightings at/near mounds might be an indication of breeding activity. If recording this monitor make note of nearby termite mounds if you think this is relevant. 

For more information on monitors, please read the general note on Monitors & Geckos.

Distribution: In the Canberra region they are found in more open areas from north of Canberra to just south of Cooma.

Status: listed as Vulnerable in NSW, but not listed in ACT or in Commonwealth as a threatened species.

CNM would like more information on this species, be on the look out for it. Photos of tail are important to distinguish it from The Lace Monitor. Photos of head help to distinguish individuals in the species.

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Species information

• Varanus rosenbergi Scientific name
• Heath or Rosenberg's Monitor Common name
• Sensitive
• Very Rare / Threatened
• Non-Invasive
• 399 images trained Machine learning
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  Birrigai Black Mountain Brindabella National Park Bullen Range Campbell Park Woodland Cotter Reserve Cotter Reservoir Cuumbeun Nature Reserve Gigerline Nature Reserve Ginninderry Conservation Corridor Googong Foreshore Googong Reservoir Illilanga & Baroona Jedbinbilla Keverstone National Park Kosciuszko National Park Kowen Escarpment Lower Cotter Catchment Mount Ainslie Mount Majura Namadgi National Park Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

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  Ainslie, ACT Banks, ACT Bigga, NSW Billilingra, NSW Blowering, NSW Bogong Peaks Wilderness, NSW Booth, ACT Bredbo, ACT Bredbo, NSW Bumbalong, ACT Bumbalong, NSW Bunyan, NSW Burra, NSW Bywong, NSW Campbell, ACT Carwoola, NSW Chakola, NSW Clear Range, NSW Colinton, NSW Cooma, NSW Coree, ACT Cotter River, ACT Downer, ACT Frogmore, NSW Googong, NSW Greenleigh, NSW Gundaroo, NSW Hackett, ACT Hall, ACT Hawker, ACT Holt, ACT Jagumba, NSW Karabar, NSW Khancoban, NSW Kowen, ACT Majura, ACT Michelago, NSW Mount Clear, ACT Mullion, NSW Murrumbucca, NSW Nanima, NSW Paddys River, ACT Peak View, NSW Queanbeyan East, NSW Rendezvous Creek, ACT Sutton, NSW Tennent, ACT Tharwa, ACT The Angle, NSW Tuggeranong DC, ACT Uriarra Village, ACT Uriarra, NSW Urila, NSW Wallaroo, NSW Wamboin, NSW Wambrook, NSW Watson, ACT Wee Jasper, NSW Wog Wog, NSW Yarrow, NSW