Varanus spenceri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Varanoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 Superclassis: 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 spenceri Lucas & Frost, 1903: 145

Holotype: NMV D12350 (old no. 6563), collected by W.B. Spencer [Spencer & Gillen Expedition] between 1901-1902.
Type locality: “Tablelands 50 mi to N.E. of Tennant's Creek, Central Australia”, Northern Territory, Australia.

Varanus ingrami Boulenger, 1906: 440
- Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.31.6.
- Type locality: “Alexandria, Northern Territory”, Australia.

Lucas, A.H.S. & Frost, C. 1903. Description of two new Australian Lizards, Varanus spenceri and Diplodactylus bilineatus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series 15(2): 145–147. BHL Reference page.
Boulenger, G.A. 1906. Description of a new lizard and a new snake from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7 18: 440–441. BHL

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.

Shea, G., Hobson, R. & Amey, A. 2018. IUCN: Varanus spenceri (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T83778868A101752365. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T83778868A101752365.en. Accessed on 28 July 2022.