Varanus cerambonensis

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 cerambonensis

Name

Holotype: ZFMK 70617, adult ♂, collected by H. Kotter, on 1996.

Type locality: “Laimu (3°19’S; 129°44’E), south coast of Seram (= Ceram), Moluccas, Indonesia”.

Combinations

  • Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) cerambonensis — Ziegler, Schmitz, Kock & Böhme, 2007 [name combination, subgenus]

References

Primary references

  • Philipp, K.M., Böhme, W. & Ziegler, T. 1999. The identity of Varanus indicus: Redefinition and description of a sibling species coexisting at the type locality (Sauria: Varanidae: Varanus indicus group). Spixiana 22(3): 273–287. 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. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gebänderter Pazifikwaran
English: Ambon Monitor
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