Varanus bennetti

Varanus bennetti

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 (Euprepiosaurus)
Species: Varanus bennetti

Name

Varanus bennetti Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020: 19

• Holotype: USNM 507504, adult ♀, collected by R. Crombie on 31 July 1996.
• Type locality: “south of Ngaramasch village, Ngeaur Island, Palau”.
• Paratypes (n = 28): USNM 14125, 521719, Ngeaur Island, Palau; USNM 95369–70, Palau; USNM 212494, Sarigan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island; USNM 122560, Losiep Island, Federated States of Micronesia; AMNH 00624–25, BMNH 98.5.27.1, SMF 32808–09, USNM 130186, ZMB 17520–22, 7619, ZMH R-4727, Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia; AMNH 70652–53, Koror Island, Palau; and USNM 495369, Ngcheangel Atoll, Palau.

References

Primary references

• Weijola, V., Vahtera, V., Koch, A., Schmitz, A. & Kraus, F. 2020. Taxonomy of Micronesian monitors (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanus): endemic status of new species argues for caution in pursuing eradication plans. Royal Society Open Science 7: 200092. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.200092 Reference page.