Varanus caerulivirens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata, Toxicofera
Subordo: Anguimorpha
Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha

Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Euprepiosaurus)
Species: Varanus caerulivirens

Name

Varanus caerulivirens Ziegler , Böhme & Philipp, 1999: 46

  • Holotype: ZFMK 68874, subadult ♂, collected by native collectors in 1998.
  • Type locality: “Halmahera, Moluccas, Indonesia”.

Combinations

  • Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) caerulivirens — Ziegler, Schmitz, Kock & Böhme, 2007 [name combination, subgenus]

References

Primary references

  • Ziegler, T., Böhme, W. & Philipp, K.M. 1999. Varanus caerulivirens sp. n., a new monitor lizardof the V. indicus group from Halmahera, Moluccas, Indonesia (Squamata: Sauria: Varanidae). Herpetozoa 12 (1/2): 45–56. 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. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Türkiswaran
English: Turquoise Monitor
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