Varanus timorensis

Varanus timorensis

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
Species: Varanus timorensis

Name

Varanus timorensis (Gray, 1831)

• Syntypes: MNHN 8278 and 8278A.
• Type locality: “Timor”, Indonesia.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. Volume the ninth. The class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. (Appendix) BHL 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. 
• Patschke, M., Böhme, W. & Koch, A. 2015. Integrative Taxonomic Revision of the Varanus timorensis (Gray, 1831) Group (Squamata: Varanidae). Biawak 9(1): 15. Reference page.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Varanus timorensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 November 2020.
• Arida, E. & Reilly, S. 2021. IUCN: Varanus timorensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T83778959A101752375. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T83778959A101752375.en. Accessed on 30 January 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Timorwaran
English: Spotted Tree Monitor
Bahasa Indonesia: Biawak timor
Jawa: Menyawak timor
Madhurâ: Bârâkay timor

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