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Varanus bengalensis (Bengal monitor)

Osteichthyes - Varanidae

Taxonomy
Tupinambis bengalensis was named by Daudin (1802). It is extant.

It was recombined as Varanus bengalensis by 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
1802Tupinambis bengalensis Daudin
1995Varanus bengalensis 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
speciesbengalensis(Daudin 1802)

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 bengalensis Daudin 1802 [Bengal monitor]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-09-16 14:10:01
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:08:59
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Pianka and Vitt 2003, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (Madras) Varanus bengalensis (228955)