Exempel på goanna

• The crocodile is the most commonly infected animal and infection has been seen also in one species of goanna and two species of snakes.

• The goanna does eat venomous snakes, but no evidence found suggests actual poison immunity.

• Fauna includes goannas, bandicoots, fantails and the tawny frogmouth.

• This includes the above-mentioned exaggeration of goannas dragging off sheep from shepherds' flocks in the night.

• Possibly related to the above poison immunity, goanna fat or oil has been anecdotally imbued with mystical healing properties.

• Mobbing of snakes and goannas is particularly intense, and most species of bird, even non-predators, entering the territory are immediately chased.

• Animals that were abundant included kangaroos and goannas, opossums, snakes and flying foxes.

• However, most goannas prey on all manner of small animals: insects, lizards, snakes, mammals, and birds.

• The lace monitor is the second-largest of all goannas, reaching lengths of up to 2 m.

• A common tale was that the bite of a goanna was infused with a powerful, incurable venom.

• Snakes, lizards, goannas, and turtles also can be seen throughout wetlands.

• Reptiles are less frequently taken, however frill-necked lizards, goannas and brown snakes are occasionally preyed on.

• The canopy goanna is small for a montor lizard, reaching a total length up to 77 cm.

• Representations of goannas are common in indigenous artwork, not just as food, but also as a symbolic spiritual motif.

• The entrance features a curved central bay decorated with goannas, ferns and waratahs.