Varanus yuwonoi
Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Euprepiosaurus)
Species: Varanus yuwonoi
Name
Varanus yuwonoi Harvey & Barker, 1998: 36
- Holotype: UTA R41281, adult ♀, obtained from local collectors in late July 1996.
- Type locality: “the vicinity of Jailolo, Halmahera Island, Indonesia; 1° N, 127.5° E”.
Combinations
- Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) yuwonoi — Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Böhme, 2007 [name combination, subgenus]
References
Primary references
- Harvey, M.B. & Barker, D.G. 1998. A new species of blue-tailed monitor lizard (genus Varanus) from Halmahera Island, Indonesia. Herpetologica 54(1): 34–44. JSTOR
Additional references
- Ziegler, T., Schmitz, A., Koch, A. & W. Böhme 2007. A review of the subgenus Euprepiosaurus of Varanus (Squamata: Varanidae): morphological and molecular phylogeny, distribution and zoogeography, with an identification key for the members of the V. indicus and the V. prasinus species groups. Zootaxa 1472: 1–28. Abstract & excerpt.
- Koch A, Arida E, Schmitz A, Böhme W, Ziegler T. 2009. Refining the polytypic species concept of mangrove monitors (Squamata: Varanus indicus group): a new cryptic species from the Talaud Islands, Indonesia, reveals the underestimated diversity of Indo-Australian monitor lizards. Australian Journal of Zoology 57(1): 29–40.
- 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 yuwonoi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 July 2018.
- Varanus yuwonoi – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 11 October 2009.
Vernacular names
English: Tri Color Monitor