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Taxonomy
Varanus komodoensis was named by Ouwens (1912). It is extant.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1912 | Varanus komodoensis Ouwens |
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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.12900 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Indonesia (Flores) | Varanus komodoensis (93660) | |
| Pleistocene | Indonesia (Timor) | Varanus komodoensis (195987) | |
| Pleistocene | Indonesia (Sumba) | Varanus komodoensis (228012) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Indonesia (Jawa Timur) | Varanus komodoensis (93521) |