Species Varanus rosenbergi Mertens, 1957
Heath Monitor
- Varanus gouldii rosenbergi Mertens, R. 1957. Ein neur melanisticher Waran aus dem Südlichen. Australien. (V. gouldii rosenbergi, subsp. nov.). Zoologischer Anzeiger 159: 17-20 [18].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R822, Monigup Pass, Stirling Range, WA. - Pantherosaurus kuringai Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [22].
Type data:
Holotype AM R116992 (previously AMF 16811), Bobbin Head,Kuringai-Chase National Park, NSW.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Sydney Basin (SB), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs, W plateau
- Victoria
- Western Australia: SW coastal, W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, open forest, open heath, open scrub, oviparous, predator, tall shrubland.
General References
Green, B. & King, D. 1978. Home range and activity patterns of the sand goanna, Varanus gouldii (Reptilia: Varanidae). Australian Wildlife Research 5: 417-424 (as V. gouldii)
King, D. 1980. The thermal biology of free-living sand goannas (Varanus gouldii) in southern Australia. Copeia 1980: 755-767
King, D. & Green, B. 1979. Notes on the diet and reproduction of the sand goanna, Varanus gouldii rosenbergi. Copeia 1979: 64-70
King, M. & King, D. 1975. Chromosomal evolution in the lizard genus Varanus (Reptilia). Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 28: 89-108
Saint Girons, H., Rice, G.E. & Bradshaw, S.D. 1981. Histologie comparée et ultrastructure de la glande nasale externe de quelques Varanidae (Reptilia: Lacertilia). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie 12 3: 15-21
Storr, G.M. 1980. The monitor lizards (genus Varanus Merrem, 1820) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 237-293 (taxonomy)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [40] (Heath Monitor)
History of changes
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07-Feb-2024 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |