Varanus zugorum

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

Varanus zugorum Böhme & Ziegler, 2005: 52

Holotype: USNM 237439, juvenile indet., collected by Adam C. Messer on 29 December 1980.
Type locality: “Kampung Pasir Putih, Jailolo district, Halmahera Island, Moluccas, Indonesia”.

Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) zugorum Böhme & Ziegler, 2005 [name combination, subgenus]

Böhme, W. & Ziegler, T. 2005. A new monitor lizard from Halmahera, Moluccas, Indonesia (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae). Salamandra 41(1/2): 51–59. Full article (PDF). Reference page.

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., Arida, E. & Koch, A. 2021. IUCN: Varanus zugorum (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T83779141A83779173. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T83779141A83779173.en. Accessed on 05 January 2026.