Varanus albigularis

Taxonavigation

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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 (Polydaedalus)
Species: Varanus albigularis
Subspecies (3): V. a. albigularis – V. a. angolensis – V. a. microstictus

Name

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  • Varanus albigularis (Daudin, 1802)

Holotype: MNHN-RA-0.6513.

Type locality: unknown.

Combinations

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  • Tupinambis albigularis Daudin, 1802: 72 [original combination]
  • Varanus exanthematicus albigularisSchmidt, 1919: 483 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
  • Varanus (Empagusia) exanthematicus albigularisMertens, 1942: 193 [name combination, subgenus]
  • Varanus albigularisBöhme, Joger & Schätti, 1989: 434 [subsequent combination, restaure to species]
  • Varanus (Polydaedalus) albigularisBöhme, 1991: 44 [name combination, subgenus]

References

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Primary references

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  • Daudin, F.M. 1802. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Troisième. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 452 pp. + pls. XXVI–XLV. BHL Reference page

Additional references

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Vernacular names

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Afrikaans: Kliplikkewaan
Deutsch: Kapwaran, Weißkehlwaran
English: White-throated Monitor
hts: Hegereda
Nederlands: Witkeelvaraan
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