Varanus telenesetes

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 (Hapturosaurus)
Species: Varanus telenesetes

Name

Varanus telenesetes Sprackland, 1991: 569

Holotype: QM J1190.

Type locality: “Roussel (Rossel) Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea”.

Combinations

• Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) telenesetes — Ziegler, Schmitz & Böhme, 2007: 15 [subsequent combination, subgenus]
• Varanus (Hapturosaurus) telenesetes — Bucklitsch, Böhme & Koch, 2016: 38 [subsequent combination, subgenus]

References

Primary references

• Sprackland, R.G. 1991. Taxonomic review of the Varanus prasinus group with descriptions of two new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 30(3): 561–576.
• 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

• 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 telenesetes. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 July 2018.
• Shea, G., Allison, A. & Sweet, S. 2016. IUCN: Varanus telenesetes  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178388A21647361. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178388A21647361.en
• Varanus telenesetes – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 11 October 2009.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Rosselwaran
English: Rossel Island Monitor