Sand goanna
| Sand goanna | |
|---|---|
| In Mungo National Park (NSW), Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lanthanotidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Varanus |
| Species: | V. gouldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Varanus gouldii (Gray, 1838) | |
| Distribution of the sand goanna | |
| Synonyms | |
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The sand goanna (Varanus gouldii), also known commonly as Gould's monitor, the racehorse goanna, and the sand monitor, is a species of large Australian monitor lizard in the family Varanidae.