Varanus griseus griseus

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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 (Psammosaurus)
Species: Varanus griseus
Subspecies: Varanus griseus griseus

Name

• Varanus griseus griseus (Daudin, 1803)

Holotype: MNHN. [lost fide Brygoo (1987: 28)]

Type locality: “d’Egypte [=Egypt]”.

Combinations

• Varanus (Psammosaurus) griseus griseus — Mertens, 1954: 354 [subsequent combination, as subspecies]

References

Primary references

• Daudin, F.M. 1803. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Reptiles. Volume 8. F. Dufart: Paris. BHL
• Mertens, R. 1954. Die Rassen von Varanus griseus. Senckenbergiana Biologica 35: 353–357.

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 griseus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 July 2018.