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		<title>The Sand Goanna</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-sand-goanna/" title="The Sand Goanna" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/sg1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="sand goanna" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/sg1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/sg1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/sg1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The sand goanna, aka Gould&#x2019;s monitor, sand monitor, and racehorse goanna, is a large monitor lizard found throughout most of Australia. These lizards face the threat of <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;predation&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Predators are animals (or an organisms) that kill and feed on another animal. The 1 that is killed to be eaten is called prey.Some examples or predators are: &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;raptors&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;wolves&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;snakes&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;cats&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;sharks&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/predation/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">predation</a> by the invasive species known as the red fox. They also fall victim to consuming the deadly cane toad. Habitat loss and [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>Not Joanna, Goanna. There&#8217;s a Big Difference</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/not-joanna-goanna-theres-a-big-difference/" title="Not Joanna, Goanna. There&#8217;s a Big Difference" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="145" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/goanna1a-300x145.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="goanna" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/goanna1a-300x145.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/goanna1a-800x388.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/goanna1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The goanna, also known as a monitor lizard, is a close relative of the Komodo dragon and one of the largest lizards in the world due to length and weight. There are 25 species of goanna that are found in the Northern and Eastern parts of the Australian continent. They [&#x2026;]</p>
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