Varanus auffenbergi

Varanus auffenbergi

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 auffenbergi

Name

Varanus auffenbergi Sprackland, 1999

Holotype: AMNH 143812

Type locality:: Roti Island, west of Timor, Indonesia

References

Primary references

  • Sprackland, R.G. 1999. New species of monitor (Squamata: Varanidae) from Indonesia. Reptile Hobbyist 4(6): 20–27. 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. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Auffenbergs Waran
English: Peacock monitor
日本語: クジャクオオトカゲ, ピーコックモニター
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