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Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Polydaedalus)
Species: Varanus ornatus
Name
- Varanus ornatus (Daudin, 1803)
Holotype: MNHN -RA-0.7471.
Type location: “Malimbe”, Cameroon.
Combinations
- Tupinambis ornatus Daudin, 1803: 307 [original combination]
- Varanus (Polydaedalus) niloticus ornatus — Mertens, 1942: 177 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
- Varanus (Polydaedalus) ornatus — Böhme & Ziegler, 1997: 161 [subsequent combination, restaure to species]
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.
Links
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Varanus ornatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 August 2018.
- Varanus ornatus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchieve). Accessed on 13 October 2009.
Vernacular names
English: Ornate Monitor
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