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Varanus baritji (Stone monitor)

Osteichthyes - Varanidae

Taxonomy
Varanus baritji was named by King and Horner (1987). It is extant.

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
1987Varanus baritji King and Horner

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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
speciesbaritjiKing and Horner 1987

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 baritji King and Horner 1987 [Stone monitor]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available