Sand goanna Sand goanna 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. In some Aboriginal languages, the sand goanna is called "bungarra", a term also commonly used by non-Aboriginal people in Western Australia. In Pitjantjatjara and other central Australian languages it is called "Tingka". The name "sand monitor" can be used to describe various other species. The specific name, "gouldii", is a Latinised form of the name of the scientist who first described this species, English ornithologist John Gould. "Nota bene": A trinomial authority in
Sand Hills State Park Sand Hills State Park Sand Hills State Park is located north of the city of Hutchinson in Reno County, Kansas, United States. In 1974, the Kansas Park and Resources Authority acquired from the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory. This section of land became the 22nd state park in Kansas by a House Bill signed by Governor Robert Docking. Shortly after this transfer, the Dillon Family of Hutchinson donated an adjacent . With the donation, the Kansas Park and Resources Authority was able to acquire another adjacent with Federal Land and Water Funds, thus establishing the present Sand Hills State Park. The