Varanus

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[edit] Taxonavigation

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Diapsida
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Sauria
Infraordo: Platynota
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenera: V. (Empagusia) - V. (Euprepiosaurus) - V. (Odatria) - V. (Papusaurus) - V. (Philippinosaurus) - V. (Polydaedalus) - V. (Psammosaurus) - V. (Soterosaurus) - V. (Varanus)

Species incertae sedis: †V. bolkayi - †V. dirus - †V. emeritus - †V. hofmanni - †V. hooijeri - †V. lungui - †V. marathonensis - †V. pronini - †V. rusingensis - †V. semjonovi - †V. sivalensis - †V. tyrasiensis

[edit] Name

Varanus (Merrem, 1820)

[edit] Synonyms

  • Megalania (Owen 1860)

[edit] Vernacular Names

Deutsch: Warane
English: Monitor Lizards
Français: Varans
Nederlands: Varanen
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Varaner
Suomi: Varaanit
Svenska: Varaner

[edit] References

  • http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/. Accessed on 11 October 2009.
  • Eric R. Pianka,Dennis King,Ruth Allen King: Varanoid lizards of the world, Indiana University Press, ISBN-10: 0253343666, ISBN-13: 978-0253343666, p. 6, 36-59