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Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Hapturosaurus)
Species: Varanus prasinus
Name
- Varanus prasinus (Schlegel, 1839)
Holotype: RMNH 4812.
Type locality: “Westküste von Neuguinea”, specified to “Fort de Bus, Bai Oeroe Langoroe”, W coast of New Guinea, by Mertens (1963: 14).
Combinations
- Monitor prasinus Schlegel, 1839: 78 [original combination]
- Varanus prasinus — Bleeker, 1856: 278 [subsequent combination]
- Varanus (Odatria) prasinus — Mertens, 1942: 168 [subsequent combination, subgenus]
- Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) prasinus — Böhme, 1988: 139 [subsequent combination, subgenus]
- Varanus (Hapturosaurus) prasinus — Bucklitsch, Böhme & Koch, 2016: 37 [subsequent combination, subgenus]
References
Primary references
- Schlegel, H. 1839. Abbildungen neuer oder unvollständig bekannter Amphibien, nach der Natur oder dem Leben entworfen und mit einem erläuternden Texte begleitet. Arne and Co.: Düsseldorf. xiv + 141 pp. BHL
- Bucklitsch, Y., Böhme, W. & Koch, A. 2016. Scale Morphology and Micro-Structure of Monitor Lizards (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus spp.) and their Allies: Implications for Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation. Zootaxa 4153(1): 1–192. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4153.1.1. 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. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Varanus prasinus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 July 2018.
- Shea, G., Allison, A., Parker, F. & Tallowin, O. 2016. IUCN: Varanus prasinus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42485751A42485760.DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42485751A42485760.en
- Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 11 October 2009.
Vernacular names
English: Emerald Monitor
français: Varan émeraude
magyar: Smaragd varánusz
日本語: ミドリホソオオトカゲ
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