Varanus insulanicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Varanoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Varanoidea

Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Odatria)
Species: Varanus insulanicus

Name

Varanus insulanicus Mertens, 1958

• Holotype: AM R11037.
• Type locality: “Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria, NT [=Northern Territory]”, Australia.

Combinations

• Varanus acanthurus insulanicus Mertens, 1958: 233 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Worrellisaurus insulanicus — Wells & Wellington, 1984: 22 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]
• Varanus insulanicus — Pavón-Vázquez, Esquerré, Fitch, Maryan, Doughty, Donnellan & Keogh, 2022: 9 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Mertens, R. 1958. Bemerkungen über die Warane Australiens. Senckenbergiana biologica 39: 229–264.
• Pavón-Vázquez, C.J., Esquerré, D., Fitch, A.J., Maryan, B., Doughty, P., Donnellan, S.C. & Keogh, J.S. 2022. Between a rock and a dry place: phylogenomics, biogeography, and systematics of ridge-tailed monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus acanthurus complex). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 173: 107516. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107516 Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 

Vernacular names

• English: Groote Eylandt Monitor