goannan.

1769 J. Cook Remarks Passage River Balise to Merida 3 The quays abound with Goannas, of which we shot several, going ashore for that purpose.

1831 G. A. Robinson 12 July in N. J. B. Plomley Friendly Mission (1966) 376 The kie or rat had torn up the ground in quest of the goanna's eggs.

1852 E. F. Kelaart Prodromus Faunæ Zeylanicæ iii. 147 This monitor, (or as it is better known in Ceylon, the Goana) is found in great abundance in all the maritime provinces, rarely in the higher Kandian districts.

1891 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Sydney-side Saxon vi. 99 Blast that infernal horse! A goanna started him, and he set to and kicked the front of the buggy in.

1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. at Goanna In New Zealand, the word Guano is applied to the lizard-like reptile Sphenodon punctatum... In Tasmania, the name is given to Tiliqua scincoides, White, and throughout Australia any lizard of a large size is popularly called a Guana, or in the bush, more commonly, a Goanna.

1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 108 The four little Australians..ate underdone kangaroo..with an occasional treat of oak grubs and gohanna.

1923 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 527/1 Snakes, goannas (guanas), scorpions, and centipedes are numerous.

1946 I. L. Idriess In Crocodile Land ix. 60 The goanna burrows into the nest.

2005 Global Aug. 21/1 The uninhabited island crawls with boats by day but is left to a few campers (and goannas) at night.