Southern Heath Monitor
Varanus rosenbergi
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,416
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Rosenberg's monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) is an Australian species of varanid reptile found in southern regions of the continent. They are large and fast predators with rugged bodies and long tails, having a combined length up to 1.5 metres, that will consume any smaller animal that is pursued and captured or found while foraging. They occur in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, where it may be rare or locally common, and more frequently observed in Western Australia, where it is sometimes abundant.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Rosenberg's monitor”.