Name - Varanus Merrem 1820
Name Details
Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:7270 [metadata]
Variants and Synonyms
Reported Taxonomic Ranks
Genus
Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies
Animalia (Kingdom) Chordata (Phylum) Vertebrata (Subphylum) Reptilia (Class) Lepidosauria (Subclass) Squamata (Order) Sauria (Suborder) Varanidae (Family) |
References
Recent Publications
- Scale Morphology and Micro-Structure of Monitor Lizards (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus spp.) and their Allies: Implications for Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation.
- Revision of Varanus marathonensis (Squamata, Varanidae) based on historical and new material: morphology, systematics, and paleobiogeography of the European monitor lizards.
- The fossil record of the genus Varanus from the Southern Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia).
- Oldest co-occurrence of Varanus and Python from Africa-first record of squamates from the early Miocene of Moghra Formation, Western Desert, Egypt.
- Visual Identification Guide for the Monitor Lizard Species of the World (Genus Varanus) Guidance for the Identification of Monitor Lizards with current Distribution Data as well as short Explanations on Reproductive Characteristics and Captive Breeding to support CITES Authorities.
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Sherborn Index Animalium
- Tent. Syst. Amph., 1820 1820: 13 & 58. [Index Animalium Entry]
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