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title: "Rosenberg's Monitor"
description: "Varanus rosenbergi — Reptielen. The Rosenberg's monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) is an Australian species of varanid reptile found in southern regions of the continent."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/heath-monitor
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rosenberg's Monitor

> Varanus rosenbergi — Reptielen. The Rosenberg's monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) is an Australian species of varanid reptile found in southern regions of the continent.

- Scientific name: *Varanus rosenbergi*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1852
- Wikidata: [Q541921](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541921)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39441](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39441)

## Names

- en: Heath Monitor
- de: Rosenberg-Waran
- es: Varano de Rosenberg
- fr: Varan de Rosenberg
- nl: Rosenberg's Monitor

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1800)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenberg%27s_monitor

## Photo

![Rosenberg's Monitor](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/heath-monitor/medium.jpg)

Photo: Gayl Sullivan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147878409

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/heath-monitor?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).