Varanus fyfei

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 (Odatria)
Species: Varanus fyfei

Name

Varanus fyfei Bedford & Donnellan, 2026: 540

• Holotype: MAGNT R36793, adult ♂, collected by Gavin Bedford in 2005.
• Type locality: “a small gorge on Bullo River Station, Northern Territory (-15.5044°, 129.5756°)”.

References

Primary references

• Bedford, G.S. & Donnellan, S.C. 2026. A new goanna lizard allied with Varanus glauerti from northern Australia. Zootaxa 5750(4): 526–546. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5750.4.4 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Victoria River Rock Goanna