Varanus rainerguentheri

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 (Euprepiosaurus)
Species: Varanus rainerguentheri

Name

• Varanus rainerguentheri Ziegler, Böhme & Schmitz, 2007: 110

Holotype: ZFMK 85404, ♂, collected by local hunters, date unknown.

Type locality: “Jailolo, Halmahera Island, Moluccas, Indonesia”.

Combinations

• Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) rainerguentheri Ziegler, Böhme & Schmitz, 2007 [name combination, subgenus]

References

Primary references

• Ziegler, T., Böhme, W. & Schmitz, A. 2007. A new species of the Varanus indicus group (Squamata, Varanidae) from Halmahera Island, Moluccas: morphological and molecular evidence. Zoosystematics and Evolution 83(S1): 109–119. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.200600034 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 rainerguentheri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 July 2018.
• Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 11 October 2009.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Guenthers Pazifikwaran
English: Guenther's Mangrove Monitor