Varanus exanthematicus

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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 exanthematicus

Name

Varanus exanthematicus (Bosc, 1792)

Holotype: ?MNHN. [lost]
Type locality: “ad fluvium Senegal [=Senegal River]”.

References

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 exanthematicus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 March 2023.
Bennett, D., Sweet, S., Wilms, T., Wagner, P., Segniagbeto, G., Niagate, B., Branch, W.R. & Rödel, M.-O. 2021. IUCN: Varanus exanthematicus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178346A16967669. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178346A16967669.en. Accessed on 10 March 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Steppenwaran
English: Savannah Monitor
français: Varan des savanes
polski: Waran stepowy
中文: 草原巨蜥