Varanus acanthurus

Varanus acanthurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Varanoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Varanoidea

Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Odatria)
Species: Varanus acanthurus
Subspecies: V. a. acanthurus – V. a. brachyurus

Name

Varanus acanthurus Boulenger, 1885

• Holotype: BMNH 1945.8.30.97.
• Type locality: NW coast of Australia.

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20091026184743/http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/odatria/acanthurus.html. Accessed on 11 October 2009.
• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Varanus acanthurus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 May 2022.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Stachelschwanzwaran
• English: Ridge-tailed Monitor
• français: Varanus acanthurus
• 日本語: トゲオオオトカゲ
• polski: Waran kolczastoogonowy
• svenska: Taggsvansvaran