Varanus panoptes

Varanus panoptes

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 (Varanus)
Species: Varanus panoptes
Subspecies (3): V. p. panoptes – V. p. horni – V. p. rubidus

Name

Varanus panoptes Storr, 1980

• Holotype: WAM R44792.
• Type locality: Lake Argyle, Western Australia.

References

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 panoptes. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 March 2023.
• Shea, G., Allison, A., Parker, F., Tallowin, O. & Doughty, P. 2018. IUCN: Varanus panoptes  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T42485740A42485745. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42485740A42485745.en. Accessed on 10 March 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Arguswaran
English: Yellow-spotted Monitor
suomi: Argus varaani

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