Varanus palawanensis

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

Varanus palawanensis Koch, Gaulke & Böhme, 2010: 33

Holotype: SMF 73919, adult ♂, collected by M. Gaulke on 19 January 1989, donated on 6 April 1989.
Type locality: “Tabon, Palawan Island, Philippines”.

Koch, A., Gaulke, M. & Böhme, W. 2010. Unravelling the underestimated diversity of Philippine water monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus salvator complex), with the description of two new species and a new subspecies. Zootaxa 2446(1): 1–54. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2446.1.1 Reference page.

Diesmos, A.C., Kim, P., Schoppe, S. & Santos, G. 2022. IUCN: Varanus palawanensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T199809A2612553. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199809A2612553.en. Accessed on 22 December 2025.