Varanus giganteus

Taxonavigation

Varanus (Varanus) giganteus

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 (Varanus)
Species: Varanus (Varanus) giganteus

nom

Varanus (Varanus) giganteus (Gray, 1845)

Holotype: BMNH 1.22a

Type location: N coast of Australia

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Perentie, Grosswaran, Riesenwaran
English: Perentie
italiano: Varano gigante australiano

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120826223705/http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/varanus/giganteus.html. Accessed on 13 October 2009.
• Varanus giganteus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 October 2009.
• 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.