Varanus finschi
Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Euprepiosaurus)
Species: Varanus finschi
Name
Varanus finschi Böhme, Horn & Ziegler, 1994: 137
- Holotype: ZFMK 26347, juvenile indet., collected by Otto Finsch in 1891.
- Type locality: “Blanche Bay, Neu-Britannien, Bismarck-Archipel”.
Combinations
- Varanus doreanus finschi Böhme, Horn & Ziegler, 1994: 137 [original combination]
- Varanus finschi — Ziegler, Philipp & Böhme, 1999: 267 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
- Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) finschi — Ziegler, Schmitz, Kock & Böhme, 2007 [subsequent combination, subgenus]
References
Primary references
- Böhme, W., Horn, H.-G. & Ziegler, T. 1994. Zur Taxonomie der Pazifikwarane (Varanus indicus-Komplex): Revalidierung von Varanus doreanus (A. B. Meyer, 1874) mit Beschreibung einer neuen Unterart. Salamandra 30(2): 119–142. PDF 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.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Varanus finschi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 July 2018.
- Bennett, D. & Sweet, S.S. 2010. IUCN: Varanus finschi (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178027A7486763. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178027A7486763.en
- Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 11 October 2009.
Vernacular names
English: Finsch's Monitor