Gould's monitor, sand goanna (Varanus gouldii) Description
Varanus gouldii
Deutsch: Goulds-Waran, im die Flinderskette, Südaustralien
English: Sand goanna or Gould's monitor - in a dry creekbed, Chace ranges, South Australia
Français : Un Varan de Gould. Photo prise dans le lit asséché d'un oued. Massif de Chace, Australie du sud.
Date October 2008
Author Peripitus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Peripitus
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Varanus_gouldii_-_Chace_ranges.JPG
The sand goanna (Varanus gouldii ) is a species of large Australian monitor lizard, also known as Gould's monitor, the sand monitor, or racehorse goanna. The specific name, gouldii, is a Latinized form of the name of the scientist who first described this species, English ornithologist John Gould.