Varanus bengalensis

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 (Empagusia)
Species: Varanus bengalensis
Subspecies: V. b. bengalensis – V. b. irrawadicus – V. b. vietnamensis

Name

Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802)

Original combination: Tupinambis bengalensis (source: Daudin 1802: 67)

Synonyms

Lacerta molitor Linnaeus, 1758
- suppressed name by ICZN 1959
Tupinambis cepedianus Daudin, 1802
- Source: Daudin 1802: 43

References

Daudin, F.M. 1802. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles. 3. BHL
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. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3694249
Singh, A., Rana, B.S., Thakur, M., Tripathy, B., Sharma, L.K. & Chandra, K. 2020. Range extension of the Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) for the Trans-Himalayan Region with an altitude record for monitor lizards. Zootaxa 4732(2): 337–340. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4732.2.10 Reference page.

Links

ICZN 1959: OPINION 540. Protection under the plenary power of the specific names bengalensis Daudin, [1802], as published in the combination Tupinambis bengalensis, and salvator Laurenti 1768, as published in the combination Stellio salvator. Opinions and Declaration of the international Commission of zoological Nomenclature 20, 77–85. BHL
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 201. Reference page.
Varanus bengalensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 October 2009.

Vernacular names

brezhoneg: Varan Bengal
Deutsch: Bengalenwaran
English: Bengal monitor
español: Varano de bengala
français: Varan du Bengale
magyar: Bengáli varánusz
मराठी: घोरपड
Bahasa Melayu: Biawak Bengal
Nederlands: Bengaalse varaan
norsk: Bengalvaran
polski: Waran bengalski
русский: Бенгальский варан
தமிழ்: இந்திய உடும்பு
తెలుగు: ఉడుము
ไทย: ตะกวด
українська: Бенгальський варан
Tiếng Việt: Kì đà vân
中文: 孟加拉巨蜥

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