Varanus (Empagusia) bengalensis

Varanus (Empagusia) bengalensis

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, Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha

Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Empagusia)
Species: Varanus (Empagusia) bengalensis
Subspecies: V. (E.) b. bengalensis – V. (E.) b. irrawadicus – V. (E.) b. vietnamensis

Name

Varanus (Empagusia) bengalensis (Daudin, 1802)

Original combination: Tupinambis bengalensis (source: Daudin 1802: 67)

Synonyms

• Lacerta molitor Linnaeus, 1758
  • suppressed name by ICZN 1959
• Tupinambis cepedianus Daudin, 1802
  • Source: Daudin 1802: 43

References

• Daudin, F.M. 1802. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles. 3. BHL
• 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. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3694249

Links

• ICZN 1959: OPINION 540. Protection under the plenary power of the specific names bengalensis Daudin, [1802], as published in the combination Tupinambis bengalensis, and salvator Laurenti 1768, as published in the combination Stellio salvator. Opinions and Declaration of the international Commission of zoological Nomenclature 20, 77–85. BHL
• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 201. Reference page. 
• Varanus bengalensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 October 2009.

Vernacular names

brezhoneg: Varan Bengal
Deutsch: Bengalenwaran
English: Bengal monitor
español: Varano de bengala
français: Varan du Bengale
magyar: Bengáli varánusz
मराठी: घोरपड
Bahasa Melayu: Biawak Bengal
Nederlands: Bengaalse varaan
norsk: Bengalvaran
polski: Waran bengalski
русский: Бенгальский варан
Simple English: Bengal monitor
தமிழ்: இந்திய உடும்பு
తెలుగు: ఉడుము
ไทย: ตะกวด
українська: Бенгальський варан
Tiếng Việt: Kì đà vân
中文: 孟加拉巨蜥

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