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[edit] unsigned question
What is a baby goanna called?
- Err... a "young goanna" or if really young a "hatchling". I don't think any lizard (reptile?) has a young-specific name.--ZayZayEM 05:25, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Australia, except for Tasmania?
The article says goanas are common to "australia, except for tasmania".
But this makes no sense, since tasmania is not part of australia.
Someone needs to fix this to be accurate...I don't know if it was intended to say "and nearby islands, except tasmania", or what. --Kaz 21:57, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
- Tasmania is part of Australia. (Discussing this at Kaz' talk page.) --Calair 12:21, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
Lokicarbis - I don't have an exhaustive listing, but goannas are found on several major Australian islands (Kangaroo, Fraser, and Reevesby for starters). Since they're reasonable swimmers, they're presumably found on plenty of the smaller ones too. So I don't think 'found throughout the mainland of Australia' is the solution here; we ought to acknowledge that their distribution is wider than that, but that it doesn't include Tasmania is also noteworthy. I'm all in favour of language that compromises between conflicting opinions, but Tasmania's membership of Australia is not a matter of opinion :-/ --Calair 22:31, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] image id
I photographed this guy in the Striling Range WA, does any have any idea what species it is. I've always known them as Bungarras or Racehorse goannas. Gnangarra 08:06, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
