Varanus cerambonensis

Varanus cerambonensis

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 cerambonensis

Name

Varanus cerambonensis Philipp, Böhme & Ziegler, 1999: 281

• Holotype: ZFMK 70617, adult ♂, collected by H. Kotter, on 1996.
• Type locality: “Laimu (3°19’S; 129°44’E), south coast of Seram (= Ceram), Moluccas, Indonesia”.

Combinations

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

References

Primary references

• Philipp, K.M., Böhme, W. & Ziegler, T. 1999. The identity of Varanus indicus: Redefinition and description of a sibling species coexisting at the type locality (Sauria: Varanidae: Varanus indicus group). Spixiana 22(3): 273–287. BHL 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 cerambonensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 July 2018.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gebänderter Pazifikwaran
English: Ambon Monitor