Varanus colei

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 colei

Name

Varanus colei Böhme, Jacobs, Koppetsch & Schmitz, 2019: 273

• Holotype: MZB 14729 (ex-ZFMK 98799), ♂, presented by M.A. Cole and B. Soetanto in 2016.
• Type locality: “Ohoitel near Tual, Kei Kecil Island, Kei Archipelago Maluku Province, Indonesia”.

References

Primary references

• Böhme, W., Jacobs, H.J., Koppetsch, T. & Schmitz, A. 2019. The Kei Islands Monitor Lizard (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus: Euprepiosaurus) as a Distinct Morphological, Taxonomic, and Conservation Unit. Russian Journal of Herpetology 26(5): 272–280. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2019-26-5-272-280 Reference page.