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Varanus komodoensis (Komodo dragon)

Reptilia - Varanidae

Taxonomy
Varanus komodoensis was named by Ouwens (1912). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. cayluxi, V. giganteus, V. gouldii, V. hofmanni, V. indicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Varanus komodoensis Ouwens

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
—Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
infraorderPlatynotaBaur 1890
superfamilyVaranoideaGray 1827
familyVaranidaeHardwicke and Gray 1824
genusVaranusMerrem 1820
specieskomodoensisOuwens 1912

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Varanus komodoensis Ouwens 1912 [Komodo dragon]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available