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Varanus niloticus (Nile monitor)

Osteichthyes - Varanidae

Taxonomy
Lacerta nilotica was named by Linnaeus (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Varanus niloticus by Stromer (1910), Clos (1995).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Lacerta nilotica Linnaeus p. 369
1910Varanus niloticus Stromer p. 483
1995Varanus niloticus Clos p. 264

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
speciesniloticus(Linnaeus 1766)

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 niloticus Linnaeus 1766 [Nile monitor]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available