Varanus komodoensis

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 (Varanus)
Species: Varanus komodoensis

Name

Varanus komodoensis Ouwens, 1912

Syntypes: MZB R-946, RMNH 35517.
Type locality: Komodo Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.

References

Primary references

Ouwens, P.A. 1912. On a large Varanus species from the Island of Komodo. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 6: 1–3. 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 komodoensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 February 2023.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre1996. IUCN: Varanus komodoensis (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T22884A9396736. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22884A9396736.en. Accessed on 15 February 2023.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Komodo-draak
العربية: تنين كومودو
беларуская: Варан камодскі
български: Комодски варан
čeština: Varan komodský
Deutsch: Komodowaran
English: Komodo dragon
Esperanto: Komoda varano
español: Dragón de Komodo
فارسی: اژدهای کومودو
suomi: Komodonvaraani
français: Dragon de Komodo
עברית: דרקון קומודו
hrvatski: Komodski varan
magyar: Komodói varánusz
Bahasa Indonesia: Komodo
italiano: Drago di Komodo
日本語: コモドオオトカゲ
Jawa: Komodho
lietuvių: Komodo varanas
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ကိုမိုဒိုနဂါး
Nederlands: Komodovaraan
norsk: Komodovaran
polski: Waran z Komodo
português: Dragão-de-komodo
русский: Комодский варан
српски / srpski: Komodo zmaj
Sunda: Komodo
svenska: Komodovaran
ไทย: มังกรโกโมโด
Türkçe: Komodo ejderi
Tiếng Việt: Komodo
中文: 科莫多龍

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