Varanus (Odatria) acanthurus

Taxonavigation

Varanus (Odatria) acanthurus

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 (Odatria)
Species: Varanus (Odatria) acanthurus
Subspecies: V. (O.) a. acanthurus – V. (O.) a. brachyurus – V. (O.) a. insulanicus

Name

Varanus (Odatria) acanthurus Boulenger, 1885

Type specimen: BMNH 1945.8.30.97

Type location: NW coast of Australia

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Stachelschwanzwaran
English: Ridgetail Monitor, Ridge Tailed Monitor
français: Varanus acanthurus
日本語: トゲオオオトカゲ
polski: Waran kolczastoogonowy
svenska: Taggsvansvaran

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20091026184743/http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/odatria/acanthurus.html. Accessed on 11 October 2009.
• Varanus acanthurus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 October 2009.