Varanus (Soterosaurus) salvator

Taxonavigation

Varanus (Soterosaurus) salvator

Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata 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 (Soterosaurus)
Species: Varanus (Soterosaurus) salvator
Subspecies: V. (S.) s. andamanensis – V. (S.) s. bivittatus – V. (S.) s. celebensis – V. (S.) s. komaini – V. (S.) s. macromaculatus – V. (S.) s. salvator – V. (S.) s. ziegleri

Name

Varanus (Soterosaurus) salvator (Laurenti, 1768)

Type specimen: ZFMK 22092 (juvenile, Neotype) collected by B. Schulz, March 1978, donated by B. Schulz, April 1978.

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20091026184737/http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/soterosaurus/salvator.html. Accessed on 13 October 2009.
• Varanus salvator at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 October 2009.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Bindenwaran
English: Common Water Monitor, Water Monitor
日本語: ミズオオトカゲ
ไทย: เหี้ย
中文: 水巨蜥

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