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Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Polydaedalus)
Species: Varanus albigularis
Subspecies (3): V. a. albigularis – V. a. angolensis – V. a. microstictus
Name
- Varanus albigularis (Daudin, 1802)
Holotype: MNHN -RA-0.6513.
Type locality: unknown.
Combinations
- Tupinambis albigularis Daudin, 1802: 72 [original combination]
- Varanus exanthematicus albigularis — Schmidt, 1919: 483 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
- Varanus (Empagusia) exanthematicus albigularis — Mertens, 1942: 193 [name combination, subgenus]
- Varanus albigularis — Böhme, Joger & Schätti, 1989: 434 [subsequent combination, restaure to species]
- Varanus (Polydaedalus) albigularis — Böhme, 1991: 44 [name combination, subgenus]
References
Primary references
- Daudin, F.M. 1802. 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 Troisième. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 452 pp. + pls. XXVI–XLV. 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 albigularis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 August 2018.
- Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 13 October 2009.
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Kapwaran, Weißkehlwaran
English: White-throated Monitor
hts: Hegereda
Nederlands: Witkeelvaraan
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