Varanus acanthurus

Varanus acanthurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: 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 Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Anguimorpha Parvordo: Paleoanguimorpha

Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Odatria)
Species: Varanus acanthurus
Subspecies: V. a. acanthurus – V. a. brachyurus – V. a. insulanicus

Name

Varanus acanthurus Boulenger, 1885

Holotype: BMNH 1945.8.30.97.
Type locality: NW coast of Australia.

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20091026184743/http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/odatria/acanthurus.html. Accessed on 11 October 2009.
Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Varanus acanthurus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 May 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Stachelschwanzwaran
English: Ridge-tailed Monitor
français: Varanus acanthurus
日本語: トゲオオオトカゲ
polski: Waran kolczastoogonowy
svenska: Taggsvansvaran

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