Varanus tristis
1 Black-headed Monitor at Lake Mackay, NT
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| Varanus tristis | jks | 24 Apr 2025 | |
| Varanus tristis | Darcy | 9 Jan 2025 |
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Single black-headed goanna headed over to the bird bath, climbed up the adjacent shrub, then sat patiently and caught a couple of zebra finch that it consumed whole.
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Location information
- Coordinates 131.168194-22.724225
- Altitude 574.1m
- Places Lake Mackay, NT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2024 02:09 PM Recorded on
- Darcy Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Varanus tristis Scientific name
- Black-headed Monitor Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 574m to 574.09m Recorded at altitude
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