Varanus obor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Varanoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Varanoidea

Varanus obor Weijola & Sweet, 2010: 18

Holotype: RMNH.RENA 7225, subadult ♀, collected by Dirk Samuel Hoedt, probably between 1863–1866.
Type locality: “Soela-Bési [now known as Pulau Sanana, Maluku Utara province], Indonesia”.

Weijola, V.S-Å. & Sweet, S.S. 2010. A new melanistic species of monitor lizard (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae) from Sanana Island, Indonesia. Zootaxa 2434: 17–32. Preview. Reference page.

Stubbs, A., Shea, G. & Arida, E. 2021. IUCN: Varanus obor (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T83778314A83778316. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T83778314A83778316.en. Accessed on 22 December 2025.