Varanus bengalensis

Varanus bengalensis

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

Name

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Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802)

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

Synonyms

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References

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  • 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

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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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