Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Euprepiosaurus)
Species: Varanus lirungensis
Name
Holotype: MZB Lac.5178, adult ♂, collected by A. Koch and E. Arida (field number AK059), on 18 July 2005.
Type locality: “near Lirung, Salibabu Island, Talaud Islands, Indonesia”.
Combinations
- Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) lirungensis Koch, Arida, Schmitz, Böhme & Ziegler, 2009 [name combination, subgenus]
References
Primary references
- Koch, A., Arida, E., Schmitz, A., Böhme, W. & Ziegler, T. 2009. Refining the polytypic species concept of mangrove monitors (Squamata: Varanus indicus group): a new cryptic species from the Talaud Islands, Indonesia, reveals the underestimated diversity of Indo-Australian monitor lizards. Australian Journal of Zoology 57(1): 29–40. DOI: 10.1071/ZO08072
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 lirungensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 July 2018.
- Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 11 October 2009.
Vernacular names
English: Lirung monitor
فارسی: بزمجه حرا تالود
italiano: Varano di Lirung
кырык мары: Лирунг варан
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