Varanus gilleni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Anguimorpha Parvordo: Paleoanguimorpha

Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Odatria)
Species: Varanus gilleni

Varanus gilleni Lucas & Frost, 1895: 266

Holotype: NMV D11759 (old no. 57865), collected by Horn Expedition Collection in May-August 1894.
Type locality: “between Glen Edith and Deering Creek, N.T. [=Northern Territory]”, Australia.

Lucas, A.H.S. & Frost, C. 1895. Preliminary Notice of certain New Species of Lizards from Central Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series 7: 264–269. BHL Reference page.

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.

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Varanus gilleni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 August 2022.
Shea, G., Wilson, S. & Oliver, P. 2018. IUCN: Varanus gilleni (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T83777806A83935729. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T83777806A83935729.en. Accessed on 05 August 2022.

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