Varanus nuchalis

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

Varanus nuchalis (Günther, 1872)

Hydrosaurus nuchalis Günther, 1872: 145 [original combination]
Varanus salvator nuchalis — Mertens, 1942 [subsequent combination, reduced to subspecies]
Varanus nuchalis — Koch, Auliya, Schmitz, Kuch & Böhme, 2007 [subsequent combination, restored to species]

Günther, A. 1872. On two species of Hydrosaurus from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 145–146.

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.

Gaulke, M., Paguntalan, L.M., Santos, G. & Sy, E. 2022. IUCN: Varanus nuchalis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T169767A195385088. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T169767A195385088.en. Accessed on 25 February 2026.