Varanus olivaceus

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

Holotype: ANSP 9916, skin, collected by Dr. Kane, U.S. Navy. [presumed lost fide Pianka (2004: 221)]

Type locatity: “Manilla [=Manila]”, Luzon, Philippines.

Uaranus [sic] ornatus Gray, 1845: 10 [preoccupied by Tupinambus ornatus Daudin, 1803]

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.30.98, juvenile indet., collected by H. Cumming.

Type locality: “Philippine Islands”.

Varanus grayi Boulenger, 1885: 312 [replacement name for Varanus ornatus Gray, 1845]

Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL
Hallowell, E. [1856] 1857. Notes on the reptiles in the collection of the museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(4): 146–153. BHL
Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 2. Iguanidae, Xenosauridae, Zonuridae, Anguidae, Aniellidae, Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Xantusiidae, Teiidae, Amphisbaenidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 497 pp., 24 pls. 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. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Varanus olivaceus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 July 2018.
Sy, E., Afuang, L., Duya, M.R. & Diesmos, M. 2009. IUCN: Varanus olivaceus (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T22888A9396856. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T22888A9396856.en
Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchive). Accessed on 11 October 2009.

Deutsch: Grays Waran
English: Gray’s Monitor Lizard