Varanus griseus

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 (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. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wüstenwaran
English: Desert Monitor
தமிழ்: இந்திய பாலைவன உடும்பு
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