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Varanus varius (Lace monitor)

Reptilia - Varanidae

Taxonomy
Varanus varius was named by Shaw (1790). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1790Varanus varius Shaw

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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
speciesvariusShaw 1790

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 varius Shaw 1790 [Lace 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: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 0.78100 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Varanus varius (28298 136430)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Australia (South Australia) Varanus varius (28364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Varanus varius (136172)