Cheeroonear

The Cheeroonear are mythical creatures from Australian myth. They’re described as humanoid creatures with dog faces, heads, and ears. They have long arms with hands that trail along the ground as they walk. They have a dewlap extending from the bottom of the neck all the way to the wrinkles on the belly. They hunted humans in the Nullabor Plain. There was a drought and the Cheeroonear kept mankind from the water sources. One chugged so much water his stomach distended and he vomited up water and the skulls of several missing people. This Cheeroonear declared he would kill them and then left. The people returned to their village and sought help from the Wirinuns, or medicine men. They left two lines of brushwood leading to a waterhole and waited. When the pack of Cheeroonear appeared to get water, they were decapitated one by one with the boomerangs of the Wirinuns. Another came to investigate and was beaten to death, and his wife closely followed and was chopped to bits. A monstrous snake emerged from her body and slithered off to continue the evil of the Cheeroonear.

Citations:

Rose, Carol. Giants Monsters and Dragons: An Encyclopedia Of Folklore Legend And Myth. United Kingdom, WW Norton, 2001.