Varanus griseus

Varanus griseus

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 (Psammosaurus)
Species: Varanus griseus
Subspecies (3): V. g. griseus – V. g. caspius – V. g. koniecznyi

Name

• Varanus griseus (Daudin, 1803)

Holotype: MNHN. [lost fide Brygoo (1987: 28)]

Type locality: “d’Egypte [=Egypt]”.

Combinations

• Tupinambis griseus Daudin, 1803: 352 [original combination]
• Psammosaurus griseus — Fitzinger, 1826: 50 [subsequent combination]
• Monitor griseus — Peters, 1870: 109 [subsequent combination]
• Varanus griseus — Boulenger, 1885: 306 [subsequent combination]
• Varanus (Psammosaurus) griseus — Mertens, 1942: 184 [name combination, subgenus]

References

Primary references

• Daudin, F.M. 1803. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Huitième. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 439 pp. + plates LCIII–C. 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 griseus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 July 2018.
• Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 13 October 2009.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wüstenwaran
English: Desert Monitor
தமிழ்: இந்திய பாலைவன உடும்பு

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