Species

Southern Heath Monitor

Varanus rosenbergi
Category: Category 5
Care Sheets:

Genus: Varanus
Small to extremely large lizards with long heads and necks, narrow snouts, well-developed limbs with 5 strongly clawed digits, deeply forked tongues and thick, loose-fitting skin with tough granular scales. there are no spines on the body, through some spp. have spiny tails. Widespread over most of mainland Australia, but absent from Tas. The majority occur in the northern and arid regions, with some localities supporting up to 10 different spp. In temperate southern areas, numbers drop to 1 or 2.

Varanus rosenbergi
Laterally compressed tail. Dark grey to black with considerable yellow flecking and narrow blackish bands, transverse on body and curving forward on neck. Wider intervening lighter bands may have large yellow spots aligned across body. Pale-edged dark stripe runs back from eye. Tail banded blackish brown and yellow to tip; on some individuals tail-tip may be uniformly dark. Open woodlands and heaths on sandy soil from sw. WA to wstn Vic, with isolated populations in ACT and the mid-coast of NSW. Terrestrial. Clutches of eggs are laid in termite mounds.

Necessities:

Vivarium	UVA/UVB Lighting
Day heat globe	Substrate
Water bowl	Thermostat

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