Varanus varius

Varanus varius

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 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

Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Varanus)
Species: Varanus varius

Name

Varanus varius (Shaw, 1790)

• Holotype: presumed lost
• Type locality: not stated, but presumably from Sydney area, New South Wales, based on activities of collector.

Combinations

• Lacerta varia Shaw in White, 1790: 253 [original combination]
• Varanus varius — Merrem, 1820 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Tupinambis variegatus Daudin, 1802: 76
• Varanus bellii Duméril & Bibron, 1836: 493
• Varanus mustelinus De Borre, 1870: 124

Native distribution areas

• Australia: South Australia, Victoria,New South Wales and Queensland.

References

Primary references

• White, J. 1790. Journal of a voyage to New South Wales with sixty-five plates of non-descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions. J. Debrett: London. 300 pp. + 65 pls. BHL

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

• Venz, M., Wilson, S., Hobson, R. & Sanderson, C. 2018. IUCN: Varanus varius  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T83779090A101752385. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T83779090A101752385.en. Accessed on 11 January 2023.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Buntwaran
• English: Lace Monitor
• 日本語: レースオオトカゲ
• polski: Waran kolorowy

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