Varanus tristis

Varanus tristis

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 (Odatria)
Species: Varanus tristis
Subspecies: V. t. tristis – V. t. orientalis

Name

Varanus tristis (Schlegel, 1839)

Synonyms

• Monitor tristis Schlegel, 1839: 73 (original combination)

References

Primary references

• Schlegel, H. 1839. Abbildungen neuer oder unvollständig bekannter Amphibien, nach der Natur oder dem Leben entworfen und mit einem erläuternden. Arnz & Co., Düsseldorf, Germany. pp. xiv+141. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/95393#/summary Reference page. 

Links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20091026184754/http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/odatria/tristis.html. Accessed on 12 October 2009.
• Varanus tristis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 October 2009.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Trauerwaran, Fleckenwaran
English: Black-Headed Monitor, Freckled Monitor