Varanus mabitang

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: PNM 7272, ♀, collected by Narciso Paulino on 19 May 2001.

Type location: “South Pandan Forest, ca. 250 m. a.s.l., Municipality of Pandan, Antique Province, NW Panay Island, Philippines”.

Gaulke, M. & Curio, E. 2001. A new monitor lizard from Panay Island, Philippines (Reptilia, Sauria, Varanidae). Spixiana 24(3): 275–286. BHL

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 mabitang. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 July 2018.
Gaulke, M., Diesmos, A., Demegillo, A. & Gonzalez, J.C. 2009. IUCN: Varanus mabitang (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169829A6679528. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169829A6679528.en
Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 11 October 2009.

Deutsch: Mabitang, Panaywaran
English: Panay Monitor Lizard

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