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Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Psammosaurus)
Species: Varanus griseus
Subspecies (3): V. g. griseus – V. g. caspius – V. g. koniecznyi
Name
- Varanus griseus (Daudin, 1803)
Holotype: MNHN . [lost fide Brygoo (1987: 28)]
Type locality: “d’Egypte [=Egypt]”.
Combinations
- Tupinambis griseus Daudin, 1803: 352 [original combination]
- Psammosaurus griseus — Fitzinger, 1826: 50 [subsequent combination]
- Monitor griseus — Peters, 1870: 109 [subsequent combination]
- Varanus griseus — Boulenger, 1885: 306 [subsequent combination]
- Varanus (Psammosaurus) griseus — Mertens, 1942: 184 [name combination, subgenus]
References
Primary references
- Daudin, F.M. 1803. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Huitième. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 439 pp. + plates LCIII–C. BHL 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 griseus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 July 2018.
- Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 13 October 2009.
Vernacular names
English: Desert Monitor
தமிழ்: இந்திய பாலைவன உடும்பு
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