Varanus nesterovi

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
Subgenus: Varanus (Psammosaurus)
Species: Varanus nesterovi

Name

Varanus nesterovi Böhme, Ehrlich, Milto, Orlov & Scholz, 2015: 44

• Holotype: ZISP 23300, subadult ♂, collected by P.V. Nesterov on 8 June 1914.
• Type locality: “"Biare", currently Byara Village, Muhafazat as Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (35°13’50’’ N 46°07’15’’ E), 1086 m a.s.l.”.

References

Primary references

• Böhme, W., Ehrlich, K., Milto, K., Orlov, N. & Scholz, S. 2015. A New Species of Desert Monitor Lizard (Varanidae: Varanus: Psammosaurus) from the Western Zagros Region (Iraq, Iran). Russian Journal of Herpetology 22(1): 41–52. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2019-22-%25s-41-52 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Varanus nesterovi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 June 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Nesterov’s Desert Monitor