Varanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha

Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenera: V. (Empagusia) – V. (Euprepiosaurus) – V. (Hapturosaurus) – V. (Odatria) – V. (Papusaurus) – V. (Philippinosaurus) – V. (Polydaedalus) – V. (Psammosaurus) – V. (Solomonsaurus) – V. (Soterosaurus) – V. (Varanus)

Overview of species

V. auffenbergi – V. baritji – V. beccarii – V. bennetti – V. bitatawa – V. boehmei – V. bogerti – V. brevicauda – V. bushi – V. caspius – V. caudolineatus – V. doreanus – V. eremius – V. exanthematicus – V. finschi – V. flavescens – V. giganteus – V. gilleni – V. glauerti – V. glebopalma – V. hamersleyensis – V. jobiensis – V. juxtindicus – V. keithhornei – V. kingorum – V. komodoensis – V. kordensis – V. lirungensis – V. mabitang – V. macraei – V. marmoratus – V. melinus – V. mertensi – V. mitchelli – V. nebulosus – V. niloticus – V. olivaceus – V. ornatus – V. pilbarensis – V. primordius – V. reisingeri – V. rosenbergi – V. rudicollis – V. salvadorii – V. scalaris – V. semiremex – V. similis – V. spenceri – V. spinulosus – V. telenesetes – V. timorensis – V. varius – V. yuwonoi – †V. bolkayi – †V. dirus – †V. emeritus – †V. hofmanni – †V. hooijeri – †V. lungui – †V. marathonensis – †V. pronini – †V. rusingensis – †V. semjonovi – †V. sivalensis – †V. tyrasiensis
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Unassigned to subgenus

V. semotus

Name

Varanus Merrem, 1820

Synonyms

Megalania Owen, 1860

References

Böhme, W. & Koch, A. 2010. On the type selection and re-typification of two monitor lizard taxa (Squamata: Varanidae): Monitor bivittatus celebensis Schlegel, 1844 and Monitor kordensis Meyer, 1874; with some comments and corrections on other name-bearing type specimens. Zootaxa 2440: 60–68. Preview (PDF)
Bucklitsch, Y., Böhme, W. & Koch, A. 2016. Scale Morphology and Micro-Structure of Monitor Lizards (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus spp.) and their Allies: Implications for Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation. Zootaxa 4153(1): 1–192. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4153.1.1. Reference page.
De Lisle, H.F. 2009. Catalog of the genus Varanus (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae) with new designations of a neotype and a lectotype. ZooNova 1: 8–32. Reference page.
https://web.archive.org/web/20100515145252/http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/. Accessed on 11 October 2009.
Pianka, Eric R., King, Dennis R. & King, Ruth A. 2004. Varanoid lizards of the world p. 6, 36–59. ISBN 0-253-34366-6. ISBN 978-0-253-34366-6
Welton, L.J., Travers, S.L, Siler, C.D. & Brown, R.M. 2014. Integrative taxonomy and phylogeny-based species delimitation of Philippine water monitor lizards (Varanus salvator complex) with descriptions of two new cryptic species. Zootaxa 3881(3): 201–227. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3881.3.1 Reference page.
Weijola, V., Donnellan, S.C. & Lindqvist, C. 2016. A new blue-tailed Monitor lizard (Reptilia, Squamata, Varanus) of the Varanus indicus group from Mussau Island, Papua New Guinea. ZooKeys 568: 129–154. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.568.6872 Reference page.

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Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Likkewane
беларуская: Вараны
বাংলা: গুই সাপ
Deutsch: Warane
English: Monitor Lizards
suomi: Varaanit
français: Varans
עברית: כוח
日本語: オオトカゲ属
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ဖွတ်
Nederlands: Varanen
norsk: Varaner
polski: waranowate
svenska: Varaner
ไทย: ตะกวด, เหี้ย, แลน