 In parts of Queensland, they are known as "quinkin" (or as a type of quinkin), and as "joogabinna", in parts of New South Wales they are called "Ghindaring", "jurrawarra", "myngawin", "puttikan", "doolaga", "gulaga" and "thoolagal".Other names include "yaroma", "noocoonah", "wawee", "pangkarlangu", "jimbra" and "tjangara".Yowie-type creatures are common in Aboriginal Australian legends, particularly in the eastern Australian states.