Varanus bangonorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Varanoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Varanoidea

Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Soterosaurus)
Species: Varanus bangonorum

Name

Varanus bangonorum Welton, Travers, Siler & Brown, 2014: 216

• Holotype: PNM 9798 (formerly KU 335744; Field no. RMB 17757), subadult ♂, collected by S.L. Travers and R.M. Brown on 16 July 2013.
• Type locality: “230 m above sea level (12.787806, 120.915972; WGS-84), Sitio Aruyan, Barangay Malisbong, Municipality of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro Province, Island, Philippines”.

References

Primary references

• Welton, L.J., Travers, S.L, Siler, C.D. & Brown, R.M. 2014. Integrative taxonomy and phylogeny-based species delimitation of Philippine water monitor lizards (Varanus salvator complex) with descriptions of two new cryptic species. Zootaxa 3881(3): 201–227. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3881.3.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Bangon Monitor