Goannas – Goanna, any one of several species of lizard of the genus Varanus also Goanna, an Australian rock band
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Goanna_(Balance-Fire)
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Goanna_(Ice-Life)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goanna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6EyoqFWQM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goanna_(band)
Goannas are native to Wallaru’s Outback. Goannas naturally channel multiple schools of magic such as Balance and Fire or Life and Ice. Life wizards will need to collect Goanna scales to help Zander merge his own energies into a spell much like scholar Qismah and Baba Yaga already have.
Later when Sandiago sends your Wizard to find Krokodile Dundara, you discover that he is pinned down by Goannas and you will need to defeat some to rescue him.
A goanna is any one of several species of lizard of the genus Varanus found in Australia and Southeast Asia.
Around 70 species of Varanus are known, 25 of which are found in Australia. This varied group of carnivorous reptiles ranges greatly in size and fills several ecological niches.
The goanna features prominently in Aboriginal mythology and Australian folklore.
Being predatory lizards, goannas are often quite large with sharp teeth and claws. The largest is the perentie (V. giganteus), which can grow over 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length. Not all goannas are so large; pygmy goannas may be smaller than the arm of an adult human. The smallest of these, the short-tailed monitor (V. brevicauda), reaches only 20 cm (8 in) in length. They survive on smaller prey, such as insects and mice.
Goannas combine predatory and scavenging behaviors. They prey on any animal they can catch that is small enough to eat whole. They have been blamed by farmers for the death of sheep, though most likely erroneously, as goannas are also eaters of carrion and are attracted to rotting meat.
Most goannas are dark-colored, with greys, browns, blacks, and greens featuring prominently; however, white is also common. Many desert-dwelling species also feature yellow-red tones. Camouflage ranges from bands and stripes to splotches, speckles, and circles, and can change as the creature matures, with juveniles sometimes being brighter than adults.
Like most lizards, goannas lay eggs. Most lay eggs in a nest or burrow, but some species lay their eggs inside termite mounds. This offers protection and incubation; additionally, the termites may provide a meal for the young as they hatch. Unlike some other species of lizards, goannas do not have the ability to regrow limbs or tails.
According to Mick “Crocodile” Dundee, you can live off of eating it, but it tastes like s#!t.
Goanna is also the name of an Australian rock band which formed in 1977 in Geelong as The Goanna Band with mainstay Shane Howard as singer-songwriter and guitarist. The group integrated social protest with popular music and reached the Top 20 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart with “Solid Rock” (1982) and “Let the Franklin Flow” (released under the name Gordon Franklin & the Wilderness Ensemble in 1983). Their debut album, Spirit of Place, peaked at No. 2 on the related albums chart. They disbanded in 1987 and briefly reformed in 1998.
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Goanna images are from Wizard101, and are copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment. Combined image assembled by Alien Graphics.
Goanna image is copyright Haplochromis and borrowed from Wikipedia. It is shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons license.
Goanna album art is copyright WEA Australia and borrowed from Wikipedia.
Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.
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