Varanus spinulosus

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 (Solomonsaurus)
Species: Varanus spinulosus

Name

• Varanus spinulosus Mertens, 1941: 269

Holotype: NHMW 33387.

Type locality: “San George Island near Ysabel, Solomon Islands”.

Combinations

• Varanus indicus spinulosus Mertens, 1941: 269 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Varanus (Varanus) indicus spinulosus — Mertens, 1942: 271 [subsequent combination, subgenus]
• Varanus spinulosus — Sprackland, 1994: 34 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
• Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) spinulosus — Ziegler & Böhme, 1997: 14 [subsequent combination, subgenus]
• Varanus (Solomonsaurus) spinulosus — Bucklitsch, Böhme & Koch, 2016: 38 [subsequent combination, subgenus]

References

Primary references

• Mertens, R. 1941. Zwei neue Warane des australischen Fauenengebietes. Senckenbergiana 23: 266–272.
• Sprackland, R.G. 1994. Rediscovery and taxonomic review of Varanus indicus spinulosus Mertens, 1941. Herpetofauna 24(2): 33–38.
• Bucklitsch, Y., Böhme, W. & Koch, A. 2016. Scale Morphology and Micro-Structure of Monitor Lizards (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus spp.) and their Allies: Implications for Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation. Zootaxa 4153(1): 1–192. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4153.1.1. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Böhme, W. & Ziegler, T. 2007. Notes on the distribution, diet, hemipenis, morphology and systematics of Varanus spinulosus Mertens, 1941. pp. 100-108 in Horn, H.-G., Böhme, W. & Krebs, U. (eds.). Advances in Monitor Research III. Mertensiella 16, Rheinbach.
• 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 spinulosus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 July 2018.
• Allison, A., Hamilton, A. & Tallowin, O. 2013. IUCN: Varanus spinulosus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T196662A2472069. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196662A2472069.en
• Varanus spinulosus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 11 October 2009.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Stachelnackenwaran
English: Spiny Neck Monitor