Goanna in Australia likened goannas to the South American lizards.. Over time, the initial vowel sound was dropped. A similar explanation is used to link possum to the American opossum. Another possibility is that the name might have derived from the South African term for a monitor lizard, "leguaan", as the Cape of Good Hope was a popular refresher stop for immigrant ships to Australia from Britain. For a list of all monitor lizards of the genus, see Complete list of genus "Varanus". The following are found in Australia. For the most part, in common names, "goanna" and "monitor" are interchangeable.
Goanna (band) in 2004. Marcia's song 'Poison Tree' was recorded with Mary Black and released on the compilation C.D., 'A Woman's Heart- a Decade on ', in 2003. In 2016, Marcia auditioned for Season 5 of the Voice of Australia singing Sting's 'Fields of Gold'; successfully making it through to the battle rounds on Delta Goodrem's team after she turned her chair. In 2016, Marcia was also named as the Artist of the Year for the annual, internationally acclaimed Port Fairy Folk Festival. In October 1998, Shane Howard, Marcia Howard and Bygrave reformed Goanna and recorded a third album "Spirit Returns", released