Varanus zugorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata, Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha

Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Euprepiosaurus)
Species: Varanus zugorum

Name

• 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”.

Combinations

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

References

Primary references

• 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. 

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

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Varanus zugorum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 July 2018.
• Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 11 October 2009.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Zugs Pazifikwaran
English: Zug's Mangrove Monitor