Varanus marmoratus

Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Varanoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Soterosaurus)
Species: Varanus marmoratus
Name
[edit]Varanus marmoratus (Wiegmann, 1834)
- Lectotype: ZMB 470, collected by F.J.F. Meyen between 1830–1832.
- Type locality: “Luzon”, Philippines.
Combinations
[edit]- Hydrosaurus marmoratus Wiegmann, 1834: 196 [original combination]
- Varanus salvator marmoratus — Mertens, 1942 [subsequent combination, reduced to subspecies]
- Varanus marmoratus — Koch, Auliya, Schmitz, Kuch & Böhme, 2007 [subsequent combination, restored to species]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1834. In: Dr. F. J. F. Meyen. Beiträge zur Zoologie gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erde. Siebente Abhandlung. Amphibien. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academia Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolina 17: 185–268.
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.
Links
[edit]- Lagat, R., Gojo Cruz, P., Kim, P. & Salinas, R. 2022. IUCN: Varanus marmoratus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T221496733A195371637. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T221496733A195371637.en. Accessed on 30 December 2025.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Marbled Water Monitor