Varanus spenceri

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Varanus spenceri Lucas & Frost, 1903: 145

Holotype: NMV D12350 (old no. 6563), collected by W.B. Spencer [Spencer & Gillen Expedition] between 1901-1902.
Type locality: “Tablelands 50 mi to N.E. of Tennant's Creek, Central Australia”, Northern Territory, Australia.

Lucas, A.H.S. & Frost, C. 1903. Description of two new Australian Lizards, Varanus spenceri and Diplodactylus bilineatus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series 15(2): 145–147. BHL Reference page.

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.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Varanus spenceri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 July 2022.
Shea, G., Hobson, R. & Amey, A. 2018. IUCN: Varanus spenceri (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T83778868A101752365. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T83778868A101752365.en. Accessed on 28 July 2022.

Deutsch: Spencers Waran
English: Spencer's Monitor

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