Varanus varius

Taxonavigation

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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 varius

Name

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Varanus varius (Shaw, 1790)

  • Holotype: presumed lost
  • Type locality: not stated, but presumably from Sydney area, New South Wales, based on activities of collector.

Combinations

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  • Lacerta varia Shaw in White, 1790: 253 [original combination]
  • Varanus variusMerrem, 1820 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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  • White, J. 1790. Journal of a voyage to New South Wales with sixty-five plates of non-descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions. J. Debrett: London. 300 pp. + 65 pls. BHL

Additional references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Buntwaran
English: Lace Monitor
日本語: レースオオトカゲ
polski: Waran kolorowy
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