Varanus cumingi

Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Varanoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Soterosaurus)
Species: Varanus cumingi
Name
[edit]Varanus cumingi Martin, 1839: 69
- Lectotype: BMNH 1946.8.31.5 (dried skin), adult indet., donated by Mr. Cuming.
- Type locality: “Mindanado [=Mindanao]”, Philippines.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Martin, W. 1839. [Remarks on two species of saurian reptiles]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838: 68–70. BHL
Additional references
[edit]- 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.
- Koch, A., Gaulke, M. & Böhme, W. 2010. Unravelling the underestimated diversity of Philippine water monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus salvator complex), with the description of two new species and a new subspecies. Zootaxa 2446(1): 1–54. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2446.1.1
Reference page. - 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.
Links
[edit]- Kim, P., del Prado, Y., Maglangit, E.P. & Santos, G. 2022. IUCN: Varanus cumingi (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T221496535A195353425. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T221496535A195353425.en. Accessed on 27 January 2026.
Vernacular names
[edit]- Deutsch: Mindanao-Bindenwaran
- English: Mindanao Water Monitor