Varanus marmoratus

Varanus marmoratus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha 

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
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Anguimorpha
Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha

Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Soterosaurus)
Species: Varanus marmoratus

Name

Varanus marmoratus (Wiegmann, 1834)

  • Lectotype: ZMB 470, collected by F.J.F. Meyen between 1830–1832.
  • Type locality: “Luzon”, Philippines.

Combinations

  • Hydrosaurus marmoratus Wiegmann, 1834: 196 [original combination]
  • Varanus salvator marmoratusMertens, 1942 [subsequent combination, reduced to subspecies]
  • Varanus marmoratusKoch, Auliya, Schmitz, Kuch & Böhme, 2007 [subsequent combination, restored to species]

References

Primary references

  • Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1834. In: Dr. F. J. F. Meyen. Beiträge zur Zoologie gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erde. Siebente Abhandlung. Amphibien. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academia Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolina 17: 185–268.

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. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Marbled Water Monitor