Interesting Facts
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
()
- Infraorder:
Anguimorpha
()
- Infraorder:
Anguimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Varanus gouldii Gray 1838
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Varanus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 55 species and subspecies in this genus:
V.acanthurus (Spiny-Tailed Monitor) · V.albigularis (White-Throated Monitor) · V.albigularis albigularis (White-Throated Monitor Lizard) · V.baritji (Black-Spotted Ridge-Tailed Momitor) · V.beccarii (Black Tree Monitor) · V.bengalensis (Bengal Monitor Lizard) · V.bogerti (Bogert's Monitor) · V.brevicauda (Short-Tailed Pygmy Monitor) · V.caerulivirens (Turquoise Monitor) · V.caudolineatus (Line-Tailed Pygmy Monitor) · V.doreanus (Bluetail Monitor) · V.dumerilii (Dumeril Monitor) · V.eremius (Rusty Desert Monitor) · V.exanthematicus (Savannah Monitor Lizard) · V.finschi (Finsch's Monitor) · V.flavescens (Calcutta Oval-Grain Lizard) · V.giganteus (Perentie) · V.gilleni (Pigmy Mulga Monitor) · V.glauerti (Glauert's Monitor) · V.glebopalma (Black-Palmed Rock Monitor) · V.gouldii (Sand Goanna) · V.griseus (Desert Monitor) · V.griseus griseus (Desert Monitor) · V.indicus (Indian Monitor Lizard) · V.indicus rouxi (Indian Monitor Lizard) · V.jobiensis (Peach-Throated Monitor) · V.keithhornei (Nesbit River Monitor) · V.kingorum (Pygmy Rock Monitor) · V.komodoensis (Komodo Dragon) · V.mabitang (Panay Monitor Lizard) · V.mertensi (Mertens's Water Monitor) · V.nebulosus (Clouded Monitor) · V.niloticus (Nile Monitor) · V.olivaceus (Gray's Monitor) · V.panoptes (Argus Monitor) · V.panoptes panoptes (Yellow-Spotted Monitor) · V.pilbarensis (Pilbara Rock Monitor) · V.prasinus (Green Tree Monitor) · V.primordius (Northern Blunt-Spined Monitor) · V.rosenbergi (Heath Monitor) · V.rudicollis (Roughneck Monitor) · V.salvadori (Crocodile Monitor Lizard) · V.salvadorii (Crocodile Monitor) · V.salvator (Common Water Monitor) · V.salvator salvator (Common Water Monitor) · V.salvator togianus (Common Water Monitor) · V.scalaris (Banded Tree Monitor) · V.salvator subsp. salvator (Common Water Monitor) · V.spenceri (Spencer's Monitor) · V.spinulosus (Solomon Island Spiny Monitor) · V.storri (Storr's Monitor) · V.timorensis (Spotted Tree Monitor) · V.tristis (Black-Headed Monitor) · V.varius (Lace Monitor) · V.yemenensis (Yemen Monitor)
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Further Reading
- The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature. London, International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. url p. 67.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2546388
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-32720
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13516715
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 643371
