ROSENBERG'S (or HEATH) MONITOR Varanus rosenbergi
Grows to around 1.25 metres (4-5ft)
A subadult Rosenberg's/Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) photographed at Coffin Bay SA
Approximate distribution of the Rosenberg's/Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi)
A Rosenberg's/Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) from southeastern SA
A Rosenberg's/Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) from southwestern WA
Rosenberg's/Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi)photographed at the Gorge Wildlife Park, South Australia.
A very young Rosenberg's/Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) photographed basking on the road at Coffin Bay SA
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as you enter Coffin Bay National Park
A yearling Rosenberg's/Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) from NSW east coast.
A hatchling Rosenberg's/Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) from Kangaroo Island, SA
A hatchling Rosenberg's/Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) from Kangaroo Island, SA
A young Rosenberg's/Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) at the Adelaide Zoo, South Australia.
This large species lays up to about a dozen eggs normally in termite mounds.
Occasionally bred in captivity, it grows to over a metre (total length).
In some parts of its range it is rarely seen, however in other parts such as Kangaroo Island in South Australia it is
extremely common. Wild Rosenberg's/Heath Monitors (Varanus rosenbergi) tend to be more aggressive if handled than the common Sand Goannas, (Varanus gouldii) and
wild animals are more likely to bite if handled. It is often confused with Varanus varius (Lace
Monitor) and Varanus gouldii (Sand Goanna) and is often found in sandy
areas. It is more arboreal than the Sand Goanna but does dig burrows. Varanus Rosenberg's/Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) used to be called Varanus gouldii rosenbergi and in the Sydney NSW region used to be referred to a "Sydney Gould's"
