Reptilia - Squamata - Varanidae
Full reference: L. M. Clos. 1995. A new species of Varanus (Reptilia: Sauria) from the Miocene of Kenya. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(2):254-267
Belongs to Varanus according to L. M. Clos 1995
Sister taxa: Varanus (Varaneades), Varanus acanthurus, Varanus albigularis, Varanus baritji, Varanus beccarii, Varanus bengalensis, Varanus bogerti, Varanus brevicauda, Varanus catalaunicus, Varanus caudolineatus, Varanus deserticolus, Varanus doreanus, Varanus dumerili, Varanus eremitus, Varanus eremius, Varanus exanthematicus, Varanus gilleni, Varanus griseus, Varanus hoffmanni, Varanus hooijeri, Varanus komodoensis, Varanus lemoinei, Varanus lungui, Varanus marathonensis, Varanus mokrensis, Varanus niloticus, Varanus olivaceus, Varanus prasinus, Varanus prisca, Varanus salvadorii, Varanus salvator, Varanus semiremex, Varanus semjonovi, Varanus sivalensis, Varanus tristis, Varanus tyrasiensis, Varanus varius, Iberovaranus catalaunicus
Type specimen: KNM 24319/24320, a partial skeleton (partial, disarticulated and partially articulated skeleton including mandible, scapula, vertebrae, ribs, and front and hind limb elements). Its type locality is R114 Proconsul site, which is in a Burdigalian floodplain siltstone in the Kiahera Formation of Kenya.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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