Varanus (Soterosaurus) salvator

Taxonavigation

Varanus (Soterosaurus) salvator

Taxonavigation: Platynota
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Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Soterosaurus)
Species: Varanus (Soterosaurus) salvator
Subspecies: V. (S.) s. andamanensis - V. (S.) s. bivittatus - V. (S.) s. celebensis - V. (S.) s. komaini - V. (S.) s. macromaculatus - V. (S.) s. salvator

Name

Varanus (Soterosaurus) salvator (Laurenti, 1768)

Type specimen: ZFMK 22092 (juvenile, Neotype) collected by B. Schulz, March 1978, donated by B. Schulz, April 1978.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Bindenwaran
English: Common Water Monitor, Water Monitor
日本語: ミズオオトカゲ
ไทย: เหี้ย
中文: 水巨蜥

References

• http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/soterosaurus/salvator.html. Accessed on 13 October 2009.
• Varanus salvator at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 October 2009.