Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Euprepiosaurus)
Species: Varanus doreanus
Name
- Varanus doreanus (Meyer, 1874)
Holotype: MTKD. [destroyed during WWII]
Neotype: ZFMK 52922, subadult indet. [designated by Böhme, Horn & Ziegler (1994: 134)]
Type locality: “Neu-Guinea (Dore)”, redesigned by neotype designation to “Weibchen, Sarong, Vogelkopfhalbinsel, West-Irian, Neuguinea”, by Böhme, Horn & Ziegler (1994: 134).
Combinations
- Monitor doreanus Meyer, 1874: 130 [original combination]
- Varanus doreanus — Böhme, Horn & Ziegler, 1994: 132 [subsequent combination]
- Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) doreanus — Ziegler, Schmitz, Kock & Böhme, 2007 [name combination, subgenus]
References
Primary references
- Meyer, A.B. 1874. Übersicht über die von mir auf Neu-Guinea und den Inseln Jobi, Mysore und Mafoor im Jahre 1873 gesammelten Amphibien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1874: 128–140. BHL
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 doreanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 July 2018.
- Parker, F., Oliver, P. & Tallowin, O. 2016. IUCN: Varanus doreanus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42485703A42485712. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42485703A42485712.en
- Varanus doreanus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 11 October 2009.
Vernacular names
English: Bluetail Monitor