Varanus auffenbergi

Varanus auffenbergi

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 Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha

Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Odatria)
Species: Varanus auffenbergi

Name

Varanus auffenbergi Sprackland, 1999

Holotype: AMNH 143812

Type locality:: Roti Island, west of Timor, Indonesia

References

Primary references

• Sprackland, R.G. 1999. New species of monitor (Squamata: Varanidae) from Indonesia. Reptile Hobbyist 4(6): 20–27. Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Varanus auffenbergi – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• uBio: Varanus auffenbergi

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Auffenbergs Waran
English: Peacock monitor
日本語: クジャクオオトカゲ, ピーコックモニター

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