Varanus caerulivirens

Varanus caerulivirens

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 caerulivirens

Name

Varanus caerulivirens Ziegler , Böhme & Philipp, 1999: 46

• Holotype: ZFMK 68874, subadult ♂, collected by native collectors in 1998.
• Type locality: “Halmahera, Moluccas, Indonesia”.

Combinations

• Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) caerulivirens — Ziegler, Schmitz, Kock & Böhme, 2007 [name combination, subgenus]

References

Primary references

• Ziegler, T., Böhme, W. & Philipp, K.M. 1999. Varanus caerulivirens sp. n., a new monitor lizardof the V. indicus group from Halmahera, Moluccas, Indonesia (Squamata: Sauria: Varanidae). Herpetozoa 12 (1/2): 45–56. PDF Reference page. 

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 caerulivirens. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 July 2018.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Türkiswaran
English: Turquoise Monitor