Varanus phosphoros

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

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

Name

Varanus phosphoros Zozaya, Macor, Gale, Wright, Pavón-Vázquez & Read in Zozaya et al., 2026: 17

• Holotype: QM J99225 (field no. SMZ3491), ♂, collected by W.J. Read, S.M. Zozaya and S.A. Macor on 14 July 2023.
• Type locality: “Mount Carbine, Queensland (16.5290°S, 145.1422°E)”.

References

Primary references

• Zozaya, S.M., Read, W.J., Macor, S.A., Pavón-Vázquez, C.J., Gale, N.P., Wright, J.M. & Broady, E.S. 2026. Three new species reveal an unrecognized clade of rock monitors (Varanidae: Varanus) from the eastern Australian savannas. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 206(2): zlaf192. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf192 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Yellow-headed Rock Monitor