Varanus bitatawa

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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Varanoidea

Holotype: PNM 9719 (formerly KU 320000), adult ♂, salvaged from hunter on 29 June 2009.
Type locality: “at the base of the San Ildefonso Peninsula, Sitio Casapsipan, Barangay Casiguran, Municipality of Casiguran, Aurora Province, Luzon Island, Philippines (16.286667° N, 122.185833° E, WGS-84; 1 m above sea level)”.

Welton, L.J., Siler, C.D., Bennett, D., Diesmos, A., Duya, M.R., Dugay, R., Rico, E.L.B., van Weerd, M. & Brown, R.M. 2010. A spectacular new Philippine monitor lizard reveals a hidden biogeographic boundary and a novel flagship species for conservation. Biology Letters 6: 654–658. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0119 Reference page.

Diesmos, A.C., Diesmos, M., Lorenzo, A., Necesito, L. & Sy, E. 2022. IUCN: Varanus bitatawa (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T199808A2612546. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199808A2612546.en. Accessed on 22 December 2025.