Varanus boehmei

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 (Hapturosaurus)
Species: Varanus boehmei

Name

Varanus boehmei (Jacobs, 2003)

Holotype: ZFMK 77837.

Type locality: Waigeo Island, West Papua, Indonesia.

Combinations

Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) boehmei — Ziegler, Schmitz & Böhme, 2007: 15 [subsequent combination, subgenus]
Varanus (Hapturosaurus) boehmei — Bucklitsch, Böhme & Koch, 2016: 37 [subsequent combination, subgenus]

References

Primary references

Jacobs, H.J. 2003. A further new emerald tree monitor lizard of the Varanus prasinus species group from Waigeo, West Irian (Squamata: Sauria: Varanidae). Salamandra 39(2): 65–74. Reference page.
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.

Additional references

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.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Varanus boehmei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 July 2018.
Allison, A., Shea, G. & Tallowin, O. 2016. IUCN: Varanus boehmei (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178267A21646951. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178267A21646951.en
Varanus boehmei – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Goudgevlekte boomlikkewaan
Deutsch: Goldgefleckter Baumwaran, Böhmes Baumwaran
English: Golden-spotted Tree Monitor, Böhme's Monitor
français: Varan à taches dorées
Nederlands: Goudgevlekte boomvaraan