Varanus yemenensis

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 (Polydaedalus)
Species: Varanus yemenensis

Name

• Varanus yemenensis Böhme, Joger & Schätti, 1989: 434

Holotype: ZFMK 46500.

Type locality: “Yemen”.

Combinations

• Varanus (Polydaedalus) yemenensis — Ziegler & Böhme, 1997 [name combination, subgenus]

References

Primary references

• Böhme, W., Joger, U. & Schätti, B. 1989. A New Monitor Lizard (Reptilia: Varanidae) from Yemen, with Notes on Ecology, Phylogeny and Zoogeography. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 10: 433–448. 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 yemenensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 July 2018.
• Sindaco, R., Busais, S.M.S., Al Jumaily, M.M., Böhme, W., Sweet, S. & Bennett, D. 2012. IUCN: Varanus yemenensis  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T178647A1540624. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T178647A1540624.en
• Monior Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 13 October 2009.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Jemenwaran
English: Yemen Monitor