Varanus olivaceus

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

Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Philippinosaurus)
Species: Varanus olivaceus

Name

• Varanus olivaceus Hallowell, 1857: 150

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

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

Synonyms

• 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]

References

Primary references

• 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. 

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 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.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Grays Waran
English: Gray’s Monitor Lizard

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