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Red or Green?

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My references (Vampires, Werewolves, and Demons (1979) by Lynn Myring, published by Usborne Publishing, Ltd.; article by Dr. Suzanne Hand, excerpting Australian Natural History, March 1985; Dr. Hand also refers to The Demon Book by V. Hyatt and J. W. Charles) say this creature is about three feet tall, covered in scaly red and green skin, with suckers for hands (rather than having suckers for fingers.) These references also call the creature Yara-ma or Yarama. I am not an expert, nor am I Aboriginal. Wocky 02:43, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Red

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I believe that they have green tentacles-like limbs which have 'suckers' on the end...

Penance

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A couple of years ago I put this article up for deletion, the only article I have ever put up for deletion. As penance, I have added 15 books, assuring this article will never be deleted again.

  • Reed, Alexander Wyclif (1965). Aboriginal Fables and Legendary Tales‎. p. 142
  • Smith, William Ramsay (1996). Vampires: The Occult Truth‎. p. 26
  • Konstantinos (1932). Myths & Legends of the Australian Aboriginals‎. p. 344
  • Maberry, Jonathan (2006). Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt. p. 305
  • Deeds, Sharon (2001). The New Books Kids Like‎. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) p. 62
  • Holden, Robert Holden, Nicholas (2001). Bunyips: Australia's Folklore of Fear‎.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) p. 13
  • Gilmore, David D. (2003). Monsters: Evil Beings, Mythical Beasts, and All Manner of Imaginary Terrors‎. p. 151
  • Bryant, Clifton D. (2003). Handbook of Death & Dying‎. p. 99
  • Tan, Cecilia (2005). Erotica Vampirica‎. p. 24
  • Reed, Alexander Wyclif (1973). Myths and Legends of Australia‎. p. 254
  • Andrews, Tamra (2000). Nectar & Ambrosia: An Encyclopedia of Food in World Mythology‎. p. 93
  • Reed, Alexander Wyclif (1998). Aboriginal Tales of Australia‎. p. 94
  • Covey, Jacob (2007). Beasts!: A Pictorial Schedule of Traditional Hidden Creatures‎. p. 7
  • Glenday, Craig Gregory, Constantine (2003). Vampire Watcher's Handbook: A Guide for Slayers‎.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) p. 160
  • Reed, A. W. (1969). An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Life.
  • Rose, Carol (2001). Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth‎. p. 404

travb (talk) 08:28, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lol.Smallman12q (talk) 02:17, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


It is unclear how these books were used to create this article. We shouldn't just have a list of every book that mentions this legend.ZayZayEM (talk) 12:54, 10 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]