Varanus reisingeri

Varanus reisingeri

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: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Varanoidea

Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Euprepiosaurus)
Species: Varanus reisingeri

Name

Varanus reisingeri Eidenmüller & Wicker, 2005: 4

• Holotype: SMF 83679, adult ♂, collected by natives in January 2005.
• Type locality: “Insel Misol, Indonesien”.

References

Primary references

• Eidenmüller, B. & Wicker, R. 2005. Eine weitere neue Waranart aus dem Varanus prasinus-Komplex von der Insel Misol, Indonesien. Sauria 27(1): 3–8. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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

• Allison, A., Shea, G. & Tallowin, O. 2016. IUCN: Varanus reisingeri  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42485766A42485769. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42485766A42485769.en. Accessed on 22 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Reisingers Baumwaran
• English: Reisinger's Tree Monitor