Varanus (Soterosaurus)

Varanus (Soterosaurus) salvator

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 (Soterosaurus)
Species: V. (S.) cumingi – V. (S.) marmoratus – V. (S.) nuchalis – V. (S.) palawanensis – V. (S.) rasmusseni – V. (S.) salvator – V. (S.) togianus

References

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  • Koch, A.; Gaulke, M.; Böhme, W. 2010: Unravelling the underestimated diversity of Philippine water monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus salvator complex), with the description of two new species and a new subspecies. Zootaxa, 2446: 1–54. Preview
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20100515145252/http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/. Accessed on 13 October 2009.
  • Eric R. Pianka,Dennis King,Ruth Allen King: Varanoid lizards of the world, Indiana University Press, ISBN-10: 0253343666, ISBN-13: 978-0253343666, p. 6
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