Varanus eremius

Varanus eremius

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 (Odatria)
Species: Varanus eremius

Name

Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895: 267

• Holotype: NMV D9136 (old no. 57863), collected by Horn Expedition Collection in May-August 1894.
• Type locality: “Idracowra, N.T. [=Northern Territory]”, Australia.

References

Primary references

• Lucas, A.H.S. & Frost, C. 1895. Preliminary Notice of certain New Species of Lizards from Central Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series 7: 264–269. 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Varanus eremius. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 August 2022.
• Shea, G., Wilson, S. & Oliver, P. 2018. IUCN: Varanus eremius  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T83777752A101752305. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T83777752A101752305.en. Accessed on 05 August 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Einsiedlerwaran
English: Rusty Desert Monitor

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