Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 17th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Varanus
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Monitor Lizards, Monitors, Goannas (only Australia).
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Warane
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Varaner
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1818 |  |
Monitor Lichtenstein [not Monitor Blainville 1816 (Reptilia: Teiidae)] (type species: Lacerta nilotica Linne 1766; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1820 | |
Varanus Merrem (type species: Lacerta varia White 1790) |
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1826 | |
Psammosaurus Fitzinger (type species: Tupinambis griseus Daudin 1803; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1827 | |
Dracaena Gray [not Dracaena Daudin 1802 (Reptilia: Teiidae)] (type species: Lacerta dracaena Linnaeus 1766 [nomen rejectum]; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1827 | |
Uaranus Gray [emendation of Varanus Merrem 1820] |
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1830 | |
Hydrosaurus Wagler [not Hydrosaurus Kaup 1828 (Reptilia: Varanidae)] (type species: Tupinambis bivittatus Kuhl 1820; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1830 | |
Polydaedalus Wagler (type species: Lacerta capensis Sparrman 1783; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1838 | |
Empagusia Gray (type species: Monitor flavescens Hardwicke & Gray 1827; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1838 | |
Odatria Gray (type species: Odatria punctata Gray 1838; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1843 | |
Agalmatosaurus Fitzinger (type species: Varanus timoriensis Dumeril & Bibron 1836; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1843 | |
Cylindrurus Fitzinger (type species: Odatria punctata Gray 1838; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1843 | |
Euprepiosaurus Fitzinger (type species: Monitor chlorostigma Gray 1831; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1843 | |
Pachysaurus Fitzinger (type species: Tupinambis albigularis Daudin 1802; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1843 | |
Pantherosaurus Fitzinger (type species: Hydrosaurus gouldii Gray 1838; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1843 | |
Psammoscopus Fitzinger (type species: Varanus picquotii Dumeril & Bibron 1836; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1843 | |
Rhinoptyon Fitzinger (type species: Varanus ocellatus Heyden 1830; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1845 | |
Regenia Gray (type species: Tupinambis albigularis Daudin 1802; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1927 | |
Placovaranus Fejervary (type species: Varanus komodoensis Ouwens 1912; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1942 | |
Dendrovaranus Mertens (type species: Uaranus rudicollis Gray 1845; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1942 | |
Indovaranus Mertens (type species: Tupinambis bengalensis Daudin 1802; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1942 | |
Tectovaranus Mertens (type species: Monitor dumerilii Schlegel 1839; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1959 | |
Philippinosaurus Mertens (type species: Varanus grayi Boulenger 1885; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1962 | |
Papuasaurus Mertens (type species: Monitor salvadorii Peters & Doria 1878; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1984 | |
Worrellisaurus Wells & Wellington (type species: Varanus acanthurus Boulenger 1885; syn. Cogger 1996) |
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1985 | |
Aspetosaurus Wells & Wellington (type species: Varanus spenceri Lucas & Frost 1903; syn. Cogger 1996) |
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1985 | |
Titanzius Wells & Wellington (type species: Hydrosaurus giganteus Gray 1845; syn. Cogger 1996) |
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1997 | |
Soterosaurus Ziegler & Böhme (type species: Stellio salvator Laurenti 1768) |
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2016 | |
Hapturosaurus Bucklitsch, Böhme & Koch (type species: Varanus indicus spinulosus Mertens 1941) |
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2016 | |
Solomonsaurus Bucklitsch, Böhme & Koch (type species: Monitor prasinus Schlegel 1839) |
Contents:
89 species, of which 66 (74.2%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
In New Caledonia, subfossil remains, probably dating back to the 18th century, along with modern sightings of unknown large lizards, indicate that a species of monitor lizard is present in the island (Bauer & Sadlier 2000).
Distribution:
Africa, S. & C. Asia, Malay Archipelago, Australia, W. Pacific.
Reported from:
Afghanistan,
Algeria,
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands],
South Australia
[incl.
Kangaroo Island],
Victoria,
Western Australia),
Bangladesh,
Benin,
Bhutan,
Botswana,
Brunei,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cambodia,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
China
(Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Hainan,
Hong Kong,
Yunnan),
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Djibouti,
East Timor
(incl.
Atauro Island),
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Eritrea,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guam,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands,
Nicobar Islands],
Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Delhi,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Alor,
Ambon,
Anambas Islands,
Aru Islands,
Bacan,
Bali,
Banda Islands,
Banggai Islands,
Bangka,
Banyak Islands,
Batanta,
Batu Islands,
Belitung,
Biak,
Buru,
Buton,
Enggano,
Flores,
Halmahera,
Haruku,
Hoga,
Java,
Kabaena,
Kai Islands,
Kalao,
Kalimantan,
Komodo,
Legundi,
Lingga Islands,
Lombok,
Misool,
Morotai,
Natuna Islands,
Nias,
Obi,
Padar,
Panaitan,
Penida,
Peucang,
Riau Islands,
Rinca,
Rote,
Salawati,
Sangir Islands
[incl.
Sangir],
Saparua,
Sebesi,
Sebuku,
Selayar,
Seram,
Sertung,
Siberut,
Simeulue,
Sipura,
Sula Islands
[incl.
Sanana],
Sulawesi,
Sumatra,
Sumba,
Sumbawa,
Supiori,
Talaud Islands,
Tanahjampea,
Tanimbar Islands,
Ternate,
Tidore,
Tinjil,
Togian Islands,
Waigeo,
Weh,
West Timor,
Western New Guinea,
Wetar,
Yapen),
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Ivory Coast,
Japan
(Bonin Islands),
Jordan,
Kazakhstan,
Kenya,
Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan,
Laos,
Lesotho,
Liberia,
Libya,
Malawi,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Penang Island,
Perhentian Islands,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Aur,
Pemanggil,
Tioman)]),
Mali,
Marshall Islands,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago),
Myanmar,
Namibia,
Nepal,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Oman,
Pakistan,
Palau,
Papua New Guinea
(incl.
Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands
(incl.
Manus),
Duke of York,
New Britain,
New Ireland,
Saint Matthias Islands
(Mussau)],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Goodenough,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Misima,
Rossel,
Sudest],
Woodlark,
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville,
Buka],
Trobriand Islands),
Philippines
(Babuyan Islands
[incl.
Babuyan Claro,
Calayan,
Camiguin Norte,
Dalupiri,
Fuga],
Balabac,
Bantayan,
Batan Islands
[Batan,
Sabtang],
Bohol,
Boracay,
Calamian Islands
[Busuanga,
Calauit],
Camiguin Sur,
Candaraman,
Catanduanes,
Cebu,
Dinagat,
Dumaran,
Guimaras,
Leyte,
Lubang,
Luzon,
Malapina,
Masbate,
Mindanao,
Mindoro,
Negros,
Palawan,
Panay,
Polillo,
Romblon,
Samar,
Semirara,
Siargao,
Sibuyan,
Siquijor,
Sulu Islands
[incl.
Basilan,
Bongao,
Jolo,
Sangasanga,
Siasi,
Sibutu,
Tarawakan,
Tawi-Tawi],
Tablas,
Ticao),
Qatar,
Rwanda,
Saudi Arabia,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Singapore,
Solomon Islands
(incl.
Guadalcanal,
Rennell),
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
South Sudan,
Sri Lanka,
Sudan,
Syria,
Tajikistan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia,
Zanzibar),
Thailand,
Togo,
Tunisia,
Turkey,
Turkmenistan,
Uganda,
United Arab Emirates,
Uzbekistan,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island),
Western Sahara,
Yemen,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Varanus acanthurus
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Common Spiny-tailed Monitor, Ridge-tailed Monitor, Ocellate Ridge-tailed Monitor
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Gewöhnlicher Stachelschwanzwaran
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Almindelig Tornhalevaran
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1885 | |
Varanus acanthurus Boulenger |
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Worrellisaurus acanthurus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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1845 | |
Odatria ocellata Gray [not Varanus ocellatus Heyden 1830] (Mertens 1963) |
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1919 | |
Varanus acanthurus brachyurus Sternfeld |
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Worrellisaurus brachyurus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
Other common names:
acanthurus: Northwestern Ridge-tailed Monitor
brachyurus: Common Ridge-tailed Monitor, Inland Ridge-tailed Monitor
Remarks:
Previously included insulanicus and the populations now assigned to citrinus.
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia).
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Varanus acanthurus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus albigularis
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White-throated Monitor, White-throated Savanna Monitor, Southern Savannah Monitor, Southern Rock Monitor, Cape Monitor, (Rock Leguan, Tree Leguaan, Veld Leguaan)
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Weisskehlwaran
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Hvidstrubet Varan, Kapvaran
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1802 | |
Tupinambis albigularis Daudin |
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Monitor albogularis Gray 1831 [unjustified emendation] |
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Varanus exanthematicus albigularis Schmidt 1919 |
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Varanus albigularis Hoesch 1940 |
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1831 | |
Varanus gillii Smith (Böhme 2003) |
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1844 | |
Monitor exanthematicus capensis Schlegel [not Lacerta capensis Sparrman 1783] (Böhme 2003) |
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1893 | |
Varanus microstictus Boettger (Böhme 2003) |
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Varanus exanthematicus microstictus Mertens 1942 |
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1897 | |
Varanus occipitalis Tornier [ex errore] (Mertens 1963) |
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1933 | |
Varanus albigularis angolensis Schmidt (Böhme 2003) |
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Varanus exanthematicus angolensis Mertens 1942 |
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1964 | |
Varanus exanthematicus ionidesi Laurent (Broadley & Howell 1991) |
Other common names:
albigularis: South African White-throated Monitor
angolensis: Angolan White-throated Monitor
ionidesi: Ionides' White-throated Monitor
microstictus: East African White-throated Monitor, Eastern Savanna Monitor, Black-throated Monitor
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of exanthematicus.
Böhme (1988) suggested revalidation as a separate species, which is now generally accepted.
Records from Sudan and South Sudan are tentatively referred to exanthematicus, following Spawls, Mazuch & Mohammad (2023).
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Djibouti,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago),
Namibia,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Varanus albigularis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus auffenbergi
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Peacock Monitor
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Pfauenaugenwaran
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Påfuglevaran
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1999 | |
Varanus auffenbergi Sprackland |
Remarks:
Kirschener (1999) questioned the validity of this species, which is closely related to timorensis. If auffenbergi is a valid species, it remains to be seen if both species occur on Roti, or if older records of timorensis from Roti (e.g., Rooij 1915; Mertens 1963) refer to auffenbergi.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Rote).
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Varanus bangonorum
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Mindoro Water Monitor
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Mindoro-Bindenwaran
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Mindoro-båndvaran
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2014 | |
Varanus bangonorum Welton, Travers, Siler & Brown |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Mindoro,
Semirara).
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Varanus beccarii
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Aru Islands Black Tree Monitor, Aru Monitor, Black Emerald Tree Monitor, (Beccari's Tree Monitor)
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Indonesischer Schwarzer Baumwaran
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Aru-trævaran
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1874 | |
Monitor beccarii Doria |
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Monitor kordensis beccarii De Rooij 1915 |
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Varanus kordensis beccarii Roux 1910 |
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Varanus prasinus beccarii Mertens 1941 |
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Varanus beccarii Sprackland 1991 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of prasinus (e.g., Mertens 1941, 1963). Sprackland (1991) regarded beccarii as a separate species, but Ziegler & Böhme (1997) retained it as a subspecies of prasinus. Subsequently, Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Böhme (2007) presented genetic evidence that the two forms should be regarded as a separate species. The common name "Black Tree Monitor" has also been used for bogerti.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Aru Islands).
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Varanus beccarii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus bengalensis
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Bengal Monitor, Large Bengal Monitor, (Long-tailed Monitor, Common Monitor, Land Monitor, Indian Monitor)
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Bengalwaran
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Bengalvaran, Bengalsk Varan
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1802 | |
Tupinambis bengalensis Daudin |
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Varanus bengalensis Dumeril & Bibron 1836 |
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1802 | |
Tupinambis cepedianus Daudin (Böhme 2003) |
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1820 | |
Varanus punctatus Merrem (Böhme 2003) |
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1829 | |
Monitor gemmatus Guérin-Méneville (Böhme 2003) |
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1831 | |
Monitor heraldicus Gray (Böhme 2003) |
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1839 | |
Monitor inornatus Schlegel (Böhme 2003) |
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1842 | |
Varanus bibronii Blyth (Böhme 2003) |
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1845 | |
Uaranus lunatus Gray (Böhme 2003) |
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1987 | |
Varanus irrawadicus Yang & Li (Böhme & Ziegler 1997) |
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Varanus bengalensis irrawadicus De Lisle 1996 |
Other common names:
irrawadicus: Yunnan Monitor
vietnamensis: Vietnam Monitor
Remarks:
Previously included nebulosus.
Presence in Thailand needs dokumentation.
Although a single specimen has been reported from Phuket (Böhme & Ziegler 1997), no other records seem to confirm that the species occurs in the country.
Distribution maps showing the presence of the species in northern Thailand (e.g., Böhme & Ziegler 1997) are also unsupported.
Although recorded from Uzbekistan by several authors (e.g., Minton 1966; Khan & Mirza 1977; Murthy 1985), the species does not occur in the country (Auffenberg 1994).
The common name "Indian Monitor", sometimes used for bengalensis, has also been used for the Pacific Monitor (indicus), but should be avoided to prevent confusion.
Also note that the name "Indian Desert Monitor" is used for a subspecies (koniecznyi) of griseus.
This species has occasionally been referred to as Varanus monitor (Linnaeus 1758) in older literature (e.g., Ali 1944).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
China
(Yunnan),
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Delhi,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Iran,
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Sri Lanka.
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Varanus bengalensis
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Varanus bennetti
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Palau Monitor, (Bennett's Long-tailed Monitor)
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Palauwaran
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Palau-varan
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2020 | |
Varanus bennetti Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of indicus or a closely related taxon of uncertain status (e.g., Crombie & Pregill 1999; Zug 2013).
Distribution:
Micronesia,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Palau.
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Varanus bitatawa
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Northern Luzon Forest Monitor, Northern Sierra Madre Forest Monitor
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Nordphilippinischer Waldwaran
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Nordfilippinsk Skovvaran
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2010 | |
Varanus bitatawa Welton, Siler, Bennett, Diesmos, Duya, Dugay, Rico, Van Weerd & Brown |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Luzon).
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Varanus boehmei
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Golden-speckled Tree Monitor
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Goldfleckiger Baumwaran
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Gulspættet Trævaran
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2003 | |
Varanus boehmei Jacobs |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Waigeo).
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Varanus bogerti
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Papuan Black Tree Monitor, (Bogert's Tree Monitor, Black Tree Monitor)
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Papuanischer Schwarzer Baumwaran
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Papuansk Sort Trævaran
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1950 | |
Varanus prasinus bogerti Mertens |
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Varanus bogerti Sprackland 1991 |
Remarks:
A single record from the Papuan mainland is considered doubtful (Koch, Ernst, Eidenmüller & Kraus 2014). The common name "Black Tree Monitor" has also been used for beccarii.
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Normanby],
Louisiade Archipelago
(incl.
Misima),
Trobriand Islands).
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Varanus brevicauda
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Short-tailed Pygmy Monitor, Short-tailed Monitor
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Kurzschwanzwaran
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Korthalet Varan
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1898 | |
Varanus brevicauda Boulenger |
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Worrellisaurus brevicauda Wells & Wellington 1984 |
Remarks:
The specific epithet, brevicauda, is a noun in aposition, not an adjective, hence, the correct spelling is brevicauda, not brevicaudus.
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Varanus brevicauda
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus bushi
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Pilbara Pygmy Monitor, (Bush's Pygmy Monitor)
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Pilbara-Zwergwaran
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Pilbara-dværgvaran
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2006 | |
Varanus bushi Aplin, Fitch & King |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Varanus caerulivirens
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Turquoise Monitor
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Türkiswaran
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Turkisvaran
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1999 | |
Varanus caerulivirens Ziegler, Böhme & Philipp |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Bacan,
Halmahera,
Morotai,
Obi).
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Varanus caspius
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Caspian Desert Monitor, Central Asian Desert Monitor, Eastern Desert Monitor, Transcaspian Desert Monitor
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Kaspischer Wüstenwaran
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Kaspisk Ørkenvaran
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1831 | |
Psammosaurus caspius Eichwald |
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Varanus griseus caspius Mertens 1954 |
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Varanus caspius Böhme, Ahmed, Al-Sheikhly, Ararat, Auer, Khudur & Langner 2023 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of griseus (e.g., Böhme 2003).
Revalidated as a separate species by Böhme, Ahmed, Al-Sheikhly, Ararat, Auer, Khudur & Langner (2023).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Iran,
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan,
Pakistan,
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan.
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Varanus caudolineatus
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Stripe-tailed Pygmy Monitor, Stripe-tailed Monitor, Line-tailed Pygmy Monitor
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Streifenschwanzwaran, Schwanzstrichwaran
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Stribehalet Dværgvaran
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1885 | |
Varanus caudolineatus Boulenger |
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Worrellisaurus caudolineatus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Varanus caudolineatus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus chlorostigma
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Pacific Monitor, Mangrove Monitor, (Indian Monitor)
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Pazifikwaran
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Pacifisk Mangrovevaran, Pacifisk Varan
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1831 | |
Monitor chlorostigma Gray |
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Varanus chlorostigma Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020 |
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1926 | |
Varanus indicus rouxi Mertens (syn. Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020, by implication) |
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1934 | |
Varanus leucostigma Hediger [ex errore] (Mertens 1963) |
Remarks:
This species was previously referred to as indicus (e.g., Philipp, Böhme & Ziegler 1999; Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020), a species now restricted to eastern Indinesia.
Revalidated as a separate species by Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus (2020, see 'Note added in proof') and by the designation of a neotype specimen by the
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2020 [Opinion 2451]).
See further remarks under indicus.
Records (of indicus) from New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) refer to douarrha (Weijola, Kraus, Vahtera, Lindqvist & Donnellan 2017).
Presence in Sulawesi is unlikely and needs confirmation, since the few voucher specimens available may have been accidental introductions
(Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Böhme 2007).
Records (of indicus) from Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau refer to bennetti or tsukamotoi
(Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020).
There is a single record (of indicus) from the Bonin Islands, which in fact refers tsukamotoi, but the record is believed to represent a case of mistaken provenance
(Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020).
Rennell Island (Solomon Islands) populations of indicus refer to juxtindicus.
McCoy (2006) regarded juxtindicus as a synonym of indicus.
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]),
Indonesia
(Aru Islands,
Biak,
Haruku,
Salawati,
Supiori,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands
(incl.
Manus),
Duke of York,
New Britain],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Misima,
Rossel,
Sudest],
Woodlark,
North Solomon Islands
[Buka],
Trobriand Islands),
Solomon Islands
(incl.
Guadalcanal).
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Varanus citrinus
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Gulf Ridge-tailed Monitor
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Gelbkehl-Stachelschwanzwaran
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Gulstrubet Tornhalevaran
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|
2022 | |
Varanus citrinus Pavón-Vázquez, Esquerré, Fitch, Maryan, Doughty, Donnellan & Keogh |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory).
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Varanus colei
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Kai Islands Monitor
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Kai-Mangrovenwaran
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Kai-mangrovevaran
|
|
2019 | |
Varanus colei Böhme, Jacobs, Koppetsch & Schmitz |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of indicus or, more recently, of finschi (Böhme, Jacobs, Koppetsch & Schmitz 2019).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Kai Islands).
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Varanus cumingi
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Mindanao Water Monitor, (Cuming's Water Monitor)
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Mindanao-Bindenwaran
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Mindanao-båndvaran
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|
1838 | |
Varanus cumingi Martin |
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| |
Varanus salvator cumingi Mertens 1942 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Koch, Auliya, Schmitz, Kuch & Böhme (2007).
Previously included samarensis. Taxonomic status of the populations in Dinagat, Siargao, and the Sulu Islands (Basilan and Jolo) is uncertain
(Koch, Gaulke & Böhme 2010), but they are tentatively included herein as cumingi, pending further studies.
Distribution:
Philippines
(Camiguin Sur,
Dinagat,
Mindanao,
Siargao,
Sulu Islands
[Basilan,
Jolo]).
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Varanus cumingi
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus dalubhasa
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Bicol Water Monitor
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Bicol-Bindenwaran
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Bicol-båndvaran
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|
2014 | |
Varanus dalubhasa Welton, Travers, Siler & Brown |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Catanduanes,
Luzon,
Polillo).
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Varanus doreanus
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Blue-tailed Monitor
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Blauschwanzwaran
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|
Blåhalet Varan
|
|
1874 | |
Monitor doreanus Meyer |
|
| |
Euprepiosaurus doreanus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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| |
Varanus doreanus Böhme, Horn & Ziegler 1994 |
Remarks:
Prevously regarded as a synonym of indicus (e.g., Mertens 1963). Revalidated by Böhme, Horn & Ziegler (1994). Lisle's (1996) inclusion of Halmahera in the species' distribution seems to be undocumented (Harvey & Barker 1998). According to Wilson & Swan (2010), doreanus has not been verified for Queensland, although reported by several authors (e.g., Böhme 2003; Ziegler, Philipp & Böhme 1999; Böhme, Philipp & Ziegler in Pianka & King 2004).
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland),
Indonesia
(Aru Islands,
Biak,
Salawati,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Varanus doreanus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus douarrha
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New Ireland Mangrove Monitor
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New-Ireland-Mangrovenwaran
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New Ireland-mangrovevaran
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|
1830 | |
Monitor douarrha Lesson |
|
| |
Varanus indicus douarrha Mertens 1926 |
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Varanus douarrha Weijola, Kraus, Vahtera, Lindqvist & Donnellan 2017 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a name of uncertain status (e.g., Böhme, Horn & Ziegler 1994).
Resurrected as a valid species by Weijola, Kraus, Vahtera, Lindqvist & Donnellan (2017).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago:
New Hanover,
New Ireland
[incl.
Dyaul Island]).
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Varanus dumerilii
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Harlequin Monitor, (Dumeril's Monitor, Forest Monitor)
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Harlekinwaran, (Dumerilwaran)
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Harlekinvaran, (Dumerils Varan)
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|
1839 | |
Monitor dumerilii Schlegel |
|
| |
Varanus dumerilii Bleeker 1858 |
|
1881 | |
Varanus macrolepis Blanford (Böhme 2003) |
|
1892 | |
Varanus heteropholis Boulenger (Böhme 2003) |
|
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Varanus dumerilii heteropholis Mertens 1942 |
|
1912 | |
Varanus heterolepis Barbour [ex errore] (Mertens 1963) |
Other common names:
heteropholis: Sarawak Forest Monitor
Remarks:
Older records from Java (e.g., Boettger 1892, 1893; Roiij 1915; Brongersma in Dammerman 1929) are based on misidentified nebulosus (Mertens 1937; Auffenberg 1994). Auffenberg (1976) lists dumerilii for the Philippines, but later (Auffenberg 1988) corrects this as an erroneous report.
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Bangka,
Batu Islands,
Belitung,
Kalimantan,
Riau Islands,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Penang Island]),
Myanmar,
Singapore,
Thailand.
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Varanus dumerilii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus eremius
|
Rusty Desert Monitor, Pygmy Desert Monitor
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Einsiedelwaran
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Rustfarvet Ørkenvaran
|
|
1895 | |
Varanius eremius Lucas & Frost |
|
| |
Worrellisaurus eremius Wells & Wellington 1984 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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|
Varanus exanthematicus
|
Western Savanna Monitor, Northern Savanna Monitor, African Rock Monitor, (Bosc's Monitor)
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Steppenwaran
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Steppevaran
|
|
1792 | |
Lacerta exanthematica Bosc |
|
| |
Varanus exanthematicus Merrem 1820 |
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1830 | |
Varanus ocellatus Heyden (Böhme 2003) |
Remarks:
Listed to occur in Morocco by Trape, Trape & Chirio (2012), presumably in error.
A single record, probably an introduced specimen, from Cape Verde (Mertens 1956).
Introduced to:
Cape Verde,
Mexico
(Jalisco),
Turks & Caicos Islands
(Caicos Islands),
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Eritrea,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Togo,
Uganda.
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Varanus exanthematicus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus finschi
|
New Britain Mangrove Monitor, (Bismarck Mangrove Monitor, Finsch's Monitor)
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New-Britain-Mangrovenwaran
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|
New Britain-mangrovevaran
|
|
1994 | |
Varanus doreanus finschi Böhme, Horn & Ziegler |
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| |
Varanus finschi Sprackland 1995 |
Remarks:
Although recognised as a separate species (without discussion) already by Sprackland (1995), the validity of the species was first confirmed by
Ziegler, Philipp & Böhme (1999).
Currently considered endemic to New Britain.
Reports from Queensland and mainland New Guinea are considered unreliable, as they are based on museum vouchers which most likely have wrong locality information,
except for some Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea) records (e.g., Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Böhme 2007), which have subsequently been reidentified as cf. jobiensis
(Weijola, Donnellan & Lindquist 2016).
Records from New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) refer to douarrha (Weijola, Kraus, Vahtera, Lindqvist & Donnellan 2017).
Records from Kai Islands (Indonesia) refer to colei (Böhme, Jacobs, Koppetsch & Schmitz 2019).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago:
New Britain).
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Varanus flavescens
|
Yellow Monitor, Indian Yellow Monitor, Golden Monitor, Barred Monitor, Oval Monitor, (Clouded Monitor)
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Gelbwaran
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|
Gul Varan
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|
1827 | |
Monitor flavescens Hardwicke & Gray |
|
| |
Empagusia flavescens Gray 1838 |
|
| |
Varanus flavescens Cantor 1847 |
|
1830 | |
Varanus russelii Heyden (Böhme 2003) |
|
1836 | |
Varanus picquotii Dumeril & Bibron (Böhme 2003) |
|
1844 | |
Monitor exanthematicus indicus Schlegel [not Tupinambis indicus Daudin 1802] (Böhme 2003) |
|
1856 | |
Varanus diardii Hallowell [nomen nudum] (Mertens 1963) |
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India
(Assam,
Bihar,
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Meghalaya,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Pakistan.
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Varanus flavescens
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus giganteus
|
Perentie, (Laced Lizard)
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Australischer Riesenwaran
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Australsk Kæmpevaran, Perentie
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|
1845 | |
Hydrosaurus giganteus Gray |
|
| |
Varanus giganteus Boulenger 1885 |
|
| |
Titanzius giganteus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Varanus giganteus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus gilleni
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Pygmy Mulga Monitor, (Gillen's Monitor, Gillen's Pygmy Monitor)
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Mulga-Zwergwaran
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Mulga-dværgvaran
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|
1895 | |
Varanus gilleni Lucas & Frost |
|
| |
Worrellisaurus gilleni Wells & Wellington 1984 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Varanus gilleni
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus glauerti
|
Kimberley Rock Monitor, Glauert's Monitor, (Long-tailed Monitor)
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|
Kimberley-Felsenwaran
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|
Kimberley-klippevaran
|
|
1957 | |
Varanus timorensis glauerti Mertens |
|
| |
Varanus glauerti Mertens 1958 |
|
| |
Odatria glauerti Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Western Australia).
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Varanus glauerti
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus glebopalma
|
Black-palmed Rock Monitor, Black-footed Rock Monitor, Twilight Monitor, Glebo, (Long-tailed Rock Monitor)
|
|
Polsterhandwaran
|
|
Sortfodet Klippevaran
|
|
1955 | |
Varanus glebopalma Mitchell |
|
| |
Odatria glebopalma Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia).
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Varanus glebopalma
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus gouldii
|
Sand Monitor, Bungarra, Sand Goanna, Racehorse Goanna, (Gould's Monitor, Gould’s Goanna, Gould's Racehorse)
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Sandwaran, (Goulds Waran)
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Sandvaran
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|
1838 | |
Hydrosaurus gouldii Gray |
|
| |
Varanus gouldii Dumeril & Dumeril 1851 |
|
| |
Pantherosaurus gouldii Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
1958 | |
Varanus gouldii flavirufus Mertens (Böhme 2003) |
|
| |
Varanus flavirufus Böhme 1997 |
|
| |
Odatria flavirufus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
1985 | |
Pantherosaurus barryjonesi Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
Remarks:
For a period, this species was referred to as flavirufus (see remarks under panoptes). Although listed for the Australian Capitol Territory by Cogger, Cameron & Cogger (1983), there seems to be no confirmed records there of this species (Bennett 1997). Records from New Guinea refer to panoptes (Böhme 1988).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Varanus gouldii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus griseus
|
Western Desert Monitor, Grey Monitor
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Westlicher Wüstenwaran
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Vestlig Ørkenvaran
|
|
1803 | |
Tupinambis griseus Daudin |
|
| |
Varanus griseus Boulenger 1885 |
|
1803 | |
? Varanus striatus Daudin (Mertens 1963) |
|
1820 | |
Varanus scincus Merrem (Böhme 2003) |
|
1827 | |
? Tupinambis arenarius Geoffroy (Böhme 2003) |
|
| |
Varanus arenaceus [lapsus] Gervais 1848 (Mertens 1963) |
|
1834 | |
Varanus terrestris Schinz (Böhme 2003) |
|
1869 | |
? Varanus ornatus Carlleyle [not Tupinambis ornatus Daudin 1803, not Uaranus ornatus Gray 1845] (Mertens 1963) |
|
1899 | |
Psammosaurus arabicus Hemprich & Ehrenberg (Böhme 2003) |
Remarks:
Previously included caspius and koniecznyi.
Claimed presence in Lebanon (e.g., Mertens 1959, 1963; Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992; Lisle 1996) remains unconfirmed and unlikely (Martens & Koch 1992).
Distribution:
Algeria,
Burkina Faso,
Chad,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Iraq,
Israel,
Jordan,
Kuwait,
Libya,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Niger,
Oman,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
Sudan,
Syria,
Tunisia,
Turkey,
United Arab Emirates,
Western Sahara,
Yemen.
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Varanus hamersleyensis
|
Southern Pilbara Rock Monitor
|
|
Südlicher Pilbara-Felsenwaran
|
|
Sydlig Pilbara-klippevaran
|
|
2014 | |
Varanus hamersleyensis Maryan, Oliver, Fitch & O'Connell |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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|
Varanus indicus
|
Ambon Mangrove Monitor, Ambon Monitor, (Pacific Monitor, Banded Pacific Monitor, Mangrove Monitor, Indian Monitor)
|
|
Ambonwaran, (Pazifikwaran)
|
|
Ambonvaran, (Pacifisk Mangrovevaran, Pacifisk Varan)
|
|
1802 | |
Tupinambis indicus Daudin |
|
| |
Varanus indicus Boulenger 1883 |
|
| |
Euprepiosaurus indicus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
1820 | |
Varanus guttatus Merrem [substitute name for Tupinambis indicus Daudin 1802] (Böhme 2003) |
|
1999 | |
Varanus cerambonensis Philipp, Böhme & Ziegler (syn. Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020) |
Remarks:
Previously considered a widespread species occurring in the Malay Archipelago, western Pacific Ocean and Australia, including chlorostigma, doreanus, douarrha,
jobiensis, spinulosus, tsukamotoi, as well as the populations now assigned to bennetti, caerulivirens, colei, finschi, juxtindicus,
lirungensis, louisiadensis, obor, rainerguentheri, semotus, tanimbar, yuwonoi, and zugorum.
Now restricted to eastern Indonesia, corresponding to the species formerly referred to as cerambonensis (Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Banda Islands,
Buru,
Obi,
Saparua,
Seram).
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|
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Varanus insulanicus
|
Black-spotted Spiny-tailed Monitor, Yellow-throated Spiny-tailed Monitor, Lemon-throated Spiny-tailed Monitor, Black-spotted Ridge-tailed Monitor, Baritji, (White's Monitor), Groote Eylandt Spiny-tailed Monitor, Island Ridge-tailed Monitor
|
|
Gelbkehl-Stachelschwanzwaran
|
|
Sortplettet Tornhalevaran
|
|
1958 | |
Varanus acanthurus insulanicus Mertens |
|
| |
Worrellisaurus insulanicus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
|
| |
Varanus insulanicus Pavón-Vázquez, Esquerré, Fitch, Maryan, Doughty, Donnellan & Keogh 2022 |
|
1987 | |
Varanus baritji King & Horner (syn. Pavón-Vázquez, Esquerré, Fitch, Maryan, Doughty, Donnellan & Keogh 2022) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory
[incl.
Groote Eylandt]).
|
|
|
Varanus jobiensis
|
Sepik Monitor, Peach-throated Monitor
|
|
Rotkehlwaran
|
|
Sepikvaran
|
|
1932 | |
Varanus indicus jobiensis Ahl |
|
| |
Euprepiosaurus jobiensis Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
| |
Varanus jobiensis Böhme 1991 |
|
1951 | |
Varanus karlschmidti Mertens (Böhme 2003) |
Other common names:
karlschmidti: Schmidt's Monitor
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of indicus (e.g., Mertens 1963).
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Biak,
Salawati,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Varanus jobiensis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus juxtindicus
|
Rennell Island Mangrove Monitor
|
|
Salomonen-Mangrovenwaran
|
|
Salomon-mangrovevaran
|
|
2002 | |
Varanus juxtindicus Böhme, Philipp & Ziegler |
Remarks:
McCoy (2006) regarded juxtindicus as a synonym of indicus.
Distribution:
Solomon Islands
(Rennell).
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Varanus juxtindicus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus keithhornei
|
Cape York Tree Monitor, Queensland Tree Monitor, Blue-nosed Monitor, Canopy Goanna
|
|
Australischer Baumwaran
|
|
Trækronevaran
|
|
1985 | |
Odatria keithhornei Wells & Wellington |
|
| |
Varanus keithhornei Bennett 1997 |
|
1991 | |
Varanus teriae Sprackland (Böhme 2003) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]).
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|
|
Varanus kingorum
|
Pygmy Rock Monitor, (Long-tailed Rock Monitor, King's Monitor, King’s Rock Monitor)
|
|
Zwerg-Felsenwaran
|
|
Dværg-klippevaran
|
|
1980 | |
Varanus kingorum Storr |
|
| |
Worrellisaurus kingorum Wells & Wellington 1984 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Western Australia).
|
|
|
Varanus komodoensis
|
Komodo Monitor, Komodo Dragon Lizard, Ora
|
|
Komodowaran
|
|
Komodovaran
|
|
1912 | |
Varanus komodoensis Ouwens |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Flores,
Komodo,
Padar,
Rinca).
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Varanus komodoensis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus koniecznyi
|
Pakistani Desert Monitor, Indian Desert Monitor, Indo-Pakistani Desert Monitor, Thar Desert Monitor, Agra Monitor
|
|
Pakistanischer Wüstenwaran, (Konieczny-Waran)
|
|
Pakistansk Ørkenvaran
|
|
1954 | |
Varanus koniecznyi Mertens |
|
| |
Varanus griseus koniecznyi Mertens 1963 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of griseus (e.g., Böhme 2003).
Treated as a separate species herein, following Böhme, Ahmed, Al-Sheikhly, Ararat, Auer, Khudur & Langner (2023).
Distribution:
India
(Delhi,
Gujarat,
Maharashtra,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh),
Pakistan.
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Varanus kordensis
|
Biak Emerald Tree Monitor
|
|
Biak-Smaragswaran
|
|
Biak-smaragdvaran
|
|
1874 | |
Monitor kordensis Meyer |
|
| |
Varanus prasinus kordensis Mertens 1942 |
|
| |
Varanus kordensis Jacobs 2002 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of prasinus (e.g., Mertens 1942; Böhme 1997; Ziegler & Böhme 1997), or merely a colour morph of same (e.g., Sprackland 1991). Following Jacobs (2002) it is here treated as a separate species.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Biak).
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Varanus kordensis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus lirungensis
|
Talaud Mangrove Monitor
|
|
Talaud-Mangrovenwaran
|
|
Talaud-mangrovevaran
|
|
2009 | |
Varanus lirungensis Koch, Arida, Schmitz, Böhme & Ziegler |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Talaud Islands).
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|
|
Varanus louisiadensis
|
Louisiade Mangrove Monitor
|
|
Louisiade-Mangrovenwaran
|
|
Louisiade-mangrovevaran
|
|
2023 | |
Varanus louisiadensis Weijola & Kraus |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of indicus (e.g., Kraus & Shea 2005).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Louisiade Archipelago
[Misima,
Rossel,
Sudest]).
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|
|
Varanus mabitang
|
Panay Monitor
|
|
Panaywaran
|
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Panayvaran
|
|
2001 | |
Varanus mabitang Gaulke & Curio |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Panay).
|
|
|
Varanus macraei
|
Blue-spotted Tree Monitor, Blue Speckled Tree Monitor
|
|
Blaufleckiger Baumwaran
|
|
Blåplettet Trævaran
|
|
2001 | |
Varanus macraei Böhme & Jacobs |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Batanta).
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Varanus macraei
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus marmoratus
|
Marbled Water Monitor
|
|
Marmorierter Bindenwaran
|
|
Marmoreret Båndvaran
|
|
1829 | |
Monitor marmoratus Wiegmann |
|
| |
Hydrosaurus marmoratus Wiegmann 1834 |
|
| |
Varanus salvator marmoratus Mertens 1942 |
|
| |
Varanus marmoratus Koch, Auliya, Schmitz, Kuch & Böhme 2007 |
|
1844 | |
Monitor bivittatus var. philippensis Schlegel (Böhme 2003) |
|
1944 | |
Varanus salvator philippinensis Deraniyagala 1944 (Böhme 2003) |
Remarks:
Previously included the populations now assigned to dalubhasa, bangonorum, palawanensis, and rasmusseni.
Records from the Sulu Islands (except Sibutu) are tentatively assigned to rasmusseni.
Records from Sibutu are referred to palawanensis.
Distribution:
Philippines
(Babuyan Islands
[Babuyan Claro,
Calayan,
Camiguin Norte,
Dalupiri,
Fuga],
Batan Islands
[Batan,
Sabtang],
Lubang,
Luzon).
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|
Varanus melinus
|
Quince Monitor
|
|
Quittenwaran
|
|
Sulavaran
|
|
1997 | |
Varanus melinus Böhme & Ziegler |
Remarks:
Records from Sanana refer to obor.
The type locality, Obi Island, is probably just the place from where the specimens were shipped.
If present in the island, confirmation is needed (Böhme 2003).
Presence in Banggai Islands (incl. Bowokan Islands) is also considered doubtful (Koch & Böhme 2005; Weijola & Sweet 2010).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sula Islands
[Mangole,
Taliabu]).
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Varanus melinus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus mertensi
|
Kimberley Water Monitor, (Mertens' Water Monitor)
|
|
Kimberley-Wasserwaran
|
|
Kimberley-vandvaran
|
|
1951 | |
Varanus mertensi Glauert |
|
| |
Pantherosaurus mertensi Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
1956 | |
Varanus bulliwallah Worrell (Böhme 2003) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia).
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Varanus mertensi
© Rune Midtgaard
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|
Varanus mitchelli
|
Arnhem Land Water Monitor, (Mitchell's Water Monitor)
|
|
Arnhemland-Wasserwaran
|
|
Arnhemland-vandvaran
|
|
1958 | |
Varanus mitchelli Mertens |
|
| |
Odatria mitchelli Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia).
|
Varanus mitchelli
© Rune Midtgaard
|
|
Varanus nebulosus
|
Clouded Monitor, South East Asian Monitor
|
|
Nebelwaran, Malaienwaran
|
|
Javavaran
|
|
1831 | |
Monitor nebulosus Gray |
|
| |
Varanus nebulosus Dumeril & Bibron 1836 |
|
| |
Varanus bengalensis nebulosus Mertens 1963 |
|
1994 | |
Varanus vietnamensis Yang & Liu (Böhme & Ziegler 1997) |
|
| |
Varanus bengalensis vietnamensis Lisle 1996 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of bengalensis (e.g., Mertens 1963).
Böhme & Ziegler (1997) suggested to treat the two forms as separate species, which has been followed by most authors.
The presence of the species in Sumatra is documented by several museum specimens, dating back to the 19th century, but apparently there are no recent confirmations (Auffenberg 1994).
Reports from the Andaman Islands are considered erroneous, since no voucher specimens exist (Das 1999).
Distribution:
Cambodia,
China
(Yunnan),
Indonesia
(Anambas Islands,
Java,
Lingga Islands,
Natuna Islands,
Riau Islands),
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Penang Island,
Perhentian Islands,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Aur,
Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Singapore,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Varanus nebulosus
© Rune Midtgaard
|
|
Varanus nesterovi
|
Zagros Desert Monitor, (Nesterov's Desert Monitor)
|
|
Zagros-Waran
|
|
Zagros-varan
|
|
2015 | |
Varanus nesterovi Böhme, Ehrlich, Milto, Orlov & Scholz |
Distribution:
Iran,
Iraq.
|
|
|
Varanus niloticus
|
Nile Monitor, African Water Monitor, (Water Leguaan)
|
|
Nilwaran
|
|
Nilvaran
|
|
1766 | |
Lacerta nilotica Linnaeus |
|
| |
Varanus niloticus Fitzinger 1826 |
|
1768 | |
Stellio saurus Laurenti (Böhme 2003) |
|
1783 | |
Lacerta capensis Sparrman (Böhme 2003) |
|
1803 | |
Tupinambis ornatus Daudin |
|
| |
Varanus niloticus ornatus Mertens 1942 |
|
| |
Varanus ornatus Böhme & Ziegler 1997 |
|
1819 | |
Monitor pulcher Leach (Böhme 2003) |
|
1844 | |
Monitor elegans senegalensis Schlegel (Böhme 2003) |
Remarks:
The African Forest Monitor (stellatus) was previously referred to as ornatus, until Dowell, Buffrenil, Kolokotronis & Hekkala (2015) showed that the
latter name is a synonym of niloticus.
Presence in Rwanda is based on a single sight record (Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002).
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni),
Eritrea,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Lesotho,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia,
Zanzibar),
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Varanus niloticus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus nuchalis
|
Rough-necked Water Monitor, Negros Water Monitor
|
|
Rauhnacken-Bindenwaran
|
|
Visaya-båndvaran
|
|
1872 | |
Hydrosaurus nuchalis Gunther |
|
| |
Varanus salvator nuchalis Mertens 1942 |
|
| |
Varanus nuchalis Koch, Auliya, Schmitz, Kuch & Böhme 2007 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Bantayan,
Boracay,
Cebu,
Guimaras,
Masbate,
Negros,
Panay,
Romblon,
Sibuyan,
Siquijor,
Tablas,
Ticao).
|
|
|
Varanus obor
|
Sago Monitor
|
|
Sagowaran
|
|
Sagovaran
|
|
2010 | |
Varanus obor Weijola & Sweet |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sula Islands:
Sanana).
|
|
|
Varanus ocreatus
|
Western Dwarf Monitor, (Western Storr's Monitor)
|
|
Westlicher Zwergwaran
|
|
Vestlig Dværgvaran
|
|
1980 | |
Varanus storri ocreatus Storr |
|
| |
Worrellisaurus ocreatus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
|
| |
Varanus ocreatus Pavón-Vázquez, Esquerré, Fitch, Maryan, Doughty, Donnellan & Keogh 2022 |
Remarks:
Previously included regarded as a subspecies of storri.
Raised to species status by Pavón-Vázquez, Esquerré, Fitch, Maryan, Doughty, Donnellan & Keogh (2022), athough regarded as such already by Wells & Wellington (1984).
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia).
|
|
|
Varanus olivaceus
|
Olive Monitor, (Gray's Monitor)
|
|
Olivfarbiger Waran, (Philippinenwaran)
|
|
Olivengrøn Varan
|
|
1856 | |
Varanus olivaceus Hallowell |
|
1845 | |
Uaranus ornatus Gray [not Tupinambis ornatus Daudin 1803] (Auffenberg 1988) |
|
1885 | |
Varanus grayi Boulenger (Auffenberg 1988) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of bengalensis (e.g., Mertens 1963), however, olivaceus is the name currently used for the species previously referred to as grayi.
Distribution:
Philippines
(Catanduanes,
Luzon,
Polillo).
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Varanus olivaceus
© Rune Midtgaard
|
|
Varanus palawanensis
|
Palawan Monitor
|
|
Palawanwaran
|
|
Palawanvaran
|
|
2010 | |
Varanus palawanensis Koch, Gaulke & Böhme |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Balabac,
Calamian Islands
[Busuanga,
Calauit],
Candaraman,
Dumaran,
Malapina,
Palawan,
Sulu Islands
[Sibutu]).
|
|
|
Varanus panoptes
|
Yellow-spotted Monitor, Northern Sand Monitor, Argus Monitor, Flood-plains Goanna
|
|
Arguswaran
|
|
Gulplettet Varan
|
|
1980 | |
Varanus panoptes Storr |
|
| |
Pantherosaurus panoptes Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
1980 | |
Varanus panoptes rubidus Storr |
|
| |
Varanus gouldii rubidus Böhme 1991 |
|
| |
Pantherosaurus rubidus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
1988 | |
Varanus panoptes horni Böhme |
|
| |
Varanus gouldii horni Böhme 1991 |
Other common names:
horni: Horn's Yellow-spotted Monitor
panoptes: Northern Yellow-spotted Monitor
rubidus: Western Yellow-spotted Monitor
Remarks:
For a period (since Böhme 1991), this species was referred to as gouldii, after it was realised that the lectotype of gouldii was conspecific with panoptes, making the latter a junior synonym of the former. During that period, the species formerly - and now again, known as gouldii was referred to as flavirufus, the next available name for that species. However, for the sake of nomenclatural stability a decision was made to set aside the lectotype and designate a neotype for gouldii, thus securing this name for the species known as gouldii through decades in numerous publications (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2000: Opinion 1948).
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands],
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Varanus panoptes
© Rune Midtgaard
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|
Varanus pilbarensis
|
Northern Pilbara Rock Monitor
|
|
Nördlicher Pilbara-Felsenwaran
|
|
Nordlig Pilbara-klippevaran
|
|
1980 | |
Varanus pilbarensis Storr |
|
| |
Odatria pilbarensis Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
|
Varanus pilbarensis
© Rune Midtgaard
|
|
Varanus prasinus
|
Green Tree Monitor, Emerald Tree Monitor, Emerald Monitor, Common Green Tree Monitor, Green Lace Lizard, Wyniss
|
|
Gewöhnlicher Smaragdwaran
|
|
Almindelig Smaragdvaran
|
|
1839 | |
Monitor prasinus Schlegel |
|
| |
Varanus prasinus Bleeker 1856 |
|
| |
Odatria prasinus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
2005 | |
Varanus reisingeri Eidenmüller & Wicker (Bucklitsch, Böhme & Koch 2016) |
|
| |
Varanus prasinus reisingeri Bucklitsch, Böhme & Koch 2016 |
Other common names:
reisingeri: Yellow Tree Monitor, (Reisinger's Tree Monitor)
Remarks:
Previously included beccarii, bogerti and kordensis, now regarded as separate species.
There is a doubtful record from Yapen (Jacobs 2002).
Records from Biak (Indonesia) refer to kordensis.
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland:
Torres Strait Islands),
Indonesia
(Misool,
Salawati,
Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Goodenough],
Eastern New Guinea).
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Varanus prasinus
© Rune Midtgaard
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|
Varanus primordius
|
Northern Ridge-tailed Monitor, Northern Blunt-spined Monitor, Northern Blunt-nosed Monitor
|
|
Nördlicher Stachelschwanzwaran
|
|
Nordlig Tornhalevaran
|
|
1942 | |
Varanus acanthurus primordius Mertens |
|
| |
Varanus primordius Storr 1966 |
|
| |
Worrellisaurus primordius Wells & Wellington 1984 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory).
|
|
|
Varanus rainerguentheri
|
Moluccan Mangrove Monitor, (Günther's Mangrove Monitor)
|
|
Molukkanische Mangrovenwaran
|
|
Molukkansk Mangrovevaran
|
|
2007 | |
Varanus rainerguentheri Ziegler, Böhme & Schmitz |
Remarks:
Records from Buru (Somma & Koch 2012) are based on misidentified ceramboensis (Weijola & Sweet 2015).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Bacan,
Halmahera,
Morotai,
Obi,
Ternate,
Tidore).
|
|
|
Varanus rasmusseni
|
Sulu Islands Monitor
|
|
Sulu-Waran
|
|
Sulu-varan
|
|
2010 | |
Varanus rasmusseni Koch, Gaulke & Böhme |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Sulu Islands
[Bongao,
Jolo,
Sangasanga,
Siasi,
Tarawakan,
Tawi-Tawi]).
|
|
|
Varanus rosenbergi
|
Heath Monitor, Southern Heath Monitor, Black Sand Monitor, (Rosenberg’s Heath Monitor, Rosenberg's Monitor, Sydney Gould’s Monitor)
|
|
Heidewaran
|
|
Hedevaran
|
|
1957 | |
Varanus gouldii rosenbergi Mertens |
|
| |
Varanus rosenbergi Storr 1980 |
|
| |
Pantherosaurus rosenbergi Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
1985 | |
Pantherosaurus kuringai Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
South Australia
[incl.
Kangaroo Island],
Victoria,
Western Australia).
|
Varanus rosenbergi
© Rune Midtgaard
|
|
Varanus rudicollis
|
Rough-necked Monitor, Wattle-necked Monitor, Bird Monitor
|
|
Rauhnackenwaran
|
|
Ruhalset Varan
|
|
1845 | |
Uaranus rudicollis Gray |
|
| |
Varanus rudicollis Boulenger 1885 |
|
1932 | |
Varanus scutigerulus Barbour (Böhme 2003) |
|
| |
Varanus salvator scutigerulus Mertens 1942 |
|
1962 | |
Varanus swarti Mangili (Böhme 2003) |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Bangka,
Kalimantan,
Riau Islands,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia),
Myanmar,
Thailand.
|
Varanus rudicollis
© Henrik Bringsøe
|
|
Varanus salvadorii
|
Papuan Tree Monitor, Papuan Monitor, Giant Monitor, Crocodile Monitor, Tree Crocodile, (Salvador's Monitor)
|
|
Papuawaran
|
|
Papuansk Kæmpevaran
|
|
1878 | |
Monitor salvadorii Peters & Doria |
|
| |
Varanus salvadorii Boulenger 1885 |
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
|
Varanus salvadorii
© Rune Midtgaard
|
|
Varanus salvator
|
Asian Water Monitor, Banded Monitor, Common Water Monitor, Malayan Water Monitor, Variable Malay Monitor, Indian Water Monitor
|
|
Asiatischer Bindenwaran
|
|
Båndvaran
|
|
1768 | |
Stellio salvator Laurenti |
|
| |
Varanus salvator Cantor 1847 |
|
1820 | |
Tupinambis bivittatus Kuhl (Böhme 2003) |
|
| |
Varanus salvator bivittatus Mertens 1959 |
|
1829 | |
Monitor nigricans Cuvier (Böhme 2003) |
|
1831 | |
Monitor exilis Gray (Böhme 2003) |
|
1834 | |
Varanus vittatus Lesson (Böhme 2003) |
|
1842 | |
Varanus binotatus Blyth [ex errore] (Mertens 1963) |
|
1844 | |
Monitor bivittatus var. celebensis Schlegel (Böhme 2003) |
|
1844 | |
Monitor bivittatus var. javanica Schlegel (Böhme 2003) |
|
1845 | |
Varanus crocodilinus Owen (Böhme 2003) |
|
1944 | |
Varanus salvator andamanensis Deraniyagala |
|
1944 | |
Varanus salvator macromaculatus Deraniyagala (Mertens 1963) |
|
1947 | |
Varanus salvator kabaragoya Deraniyagala (Böhme 2003) |
|
1947 | |
Varanus salvator nicobariensis Deraniyagala (Böhme 2003) |
|
1987 | |
Varanus salvator komaini Nutphand |
|
2010 | |
Varanus salvator ziegleri Koch & Böhme |
Other common names:
andamanensis: Andaman Islands Water Monitor
bivittatus: Two-banded Water Monitor, Two-striped Water Monitor
komaini: Black Water Monitor
salvator: Common Asian Water Monitor
ziegleri: Obi Water Monitor, (Ziegler's Water Monitor)
Remarks:
Previously included cumingi, marmoratus, nuchalis, and togianus.
Presence in the Indonesian islands Bacan, Halmahera, and Seram needs confirmation (Koch & Böhme 2010), although listed from these islands in earlier publications
(e.g., Harvey & Barker 1998; Mertens 1930, 1963; Rooij 1915).
Records from New Guinea and Australia are regarded as erroneous (Koch & Böhme 2010).
Records from Taiwan are believed to represent accidental introductions.
Introduced to:
Taiwan,
USA
(Florida,
Hawaii).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
China
(Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Hainan,
Hong Kong,
Yunnan),
East Timor,
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands,
Nicobar Islands],
Assam,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Tripura,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Alor,
Anambas Islands,
Bali,
Banggai Islands,
Bangka,
Banyak Islands,
Batu Islands,
Belitung,
Buton,
Enggano,
Flores,
Hoga,
Java,
Kabaena,
Kalao,
Kalimantan,
Komodo,
Legundi,
Lombok,
Natuna Islands,
Nias,
Obi,
Panaitan,
Penida,
Peucang,
Sangir Islands
[Sangir],
Sebesi,
Sebuku,
Selayar,
Sertung,
Siberut,
Simeulue,
Sipura,
Sula Islands
[incl.
Sanana],
Sulawesi,
Sumatra,
Sumba,
Sumbawa,
Tanahjampea,
Tinjil,
Weh,
Wetar),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Penang Island,
Perhentian Islands,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Aur,
Pemanggil,
Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Singapore,
Sri Lanka,
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Varanus salvator
© Rune Midtgaard
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|
Varanus samarensis
|
Samar Water Monitor
|
|
Samar-Bindenwaran
|
|
Samar-båndvaran
|
|
2010 | |
Varanus cumingi samarensis Koch, Gaulke & Böhme |
|
| |
Varanus samarensis Welton, Travers, Siler & Brown 2014 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Bohol,
Leyte,
Samar).
|
|
|
Varanus scalaris
|
Australian Spotted Tree Monitor, Banded Tree Monitor
|
|
Gebänderter Baumwaran
|
|
Australsk Plettet Trævaran
|
|
1941 | |
Varanus timorensis scalaris Mertens |
|
| |
Varanus scalaris Storr 1983 |
|
| |
Odatria scalaris Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
1985 | |
Odatria kuranda Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
|
1985 | |
Odatria pengilleyi Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
Remarks:
See under similis. New Guinean records are here referred to similis, following Eidenmüller (2007). Includes several undescribed species (Wilson & Swan 2010). The latter authors did not list similis for Australia, which they presumably regarded as a part of the scalaris group.
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Western Australia).
|
|
|
Varanus semiremex
|
Rusty Monitor
|
|
Rostkopfwaran
|
|
Rusthovedet Varan
|
|
1869 | |
Varanus semiremex Peters |
|
| |
Odatria semiremex Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
1923 | |
Varanus boulengeri Kinghorn (Böhme 2003) |
|
| |
Varanus semiremex boulengeri Mertens 1942 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
|
|
|
Varanus semotus
|
Mussau Mangrove Monitor
|
|
Mussau-Mangrovenwaran
|
|
Mussau-mangrovevaran
|
|
2016 | |
Varanus semotus Weijola, Donnellan & Lindquist |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago:
Saint Matthias Islands:
Mussau).
|
|
|
Varanus similis
|
Papuan Spotted Tree Monitor
|
|
Gefleckter Baumwaran
|
|
Papuansk Plettet Trævaran
|
|
1958 | |
Varanus timorensis similis Mertens |
|
| |
Varanus similis Branch 1982 |
|
| |
Odatria similis Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Remarks:
Status of scalaris and similis is uncertain, however, neither of them are conspecific with timorensis (Storr 1983; Wilson & Knowles 1988; Eidenmüller 2007; Vincent & Wilson 1999; Böhme 2003), as previously believed (e.g., Cogger 1996).
Regarded as a synonym of scalaris by some authors (e.g., Storr 1980; Wilson & Swan 2010 [by implication]; Cogger 2014 [by implication]), but as a valid species by others (e.g., Böhme 2003; Allison & Kraus 2006; Allison 2007; Eidenmüller 2007; Philipp & Philipp 2007), although Böhme (2003) stressed the unresolved relationship between scalaris and similis.
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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|
|
Varanus sparnus
|
Dampier Peninsula Monitor
|
|
Dampier-Waran
|
|
Dampier-varan
|
|
2014 | |
Varanus sparnus Doughty, Kealley, Fitch & Donnellan |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
|
|
|
Varanus spenceri
|
Plains Goanna, (Spencer's Monitor, Spencer’s Goanna)
|
|
Australischer Bodenwaran, (Spencerwaran)
|
|
Australsk Jordvaran
|
|
1903 | |
Varanus spenceri Lucas & Frost |
|
| |
Aspetosaurus spenceri Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
1906 | |
Varanus ingrami Boulenger (Böhme 2003) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland).
|
Varanus spenceri
© Rune Midtgaard
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|
Varanus spinulosus
|
Solomon Islands Keeled Monitor, Isabel Monitor, Spiny-necked Monitor
|
|
Stachelnackenwaran
|
|
Pignakkevaran
|
|
1941 | |
Varanus indicus spinulosus Mertens |
|
| |
Euprepiosaurus spinulosus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
|
| |
Varanus spinulosus Sprackland 1994 |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville]),
Solomon Islands.
|
|
|
Varanus stellatus
|
African Forest Monitor, Ornate Monitor, (Forest Monitor, Forest Nile Monitor)
|
|
Regenwaldwaran
|
|
Afrikansk Skovvaran
|
|
1802 | |
Tupinambis stellatus Daudin |
|
| |
Varanus stellatus Dowell, Buffrenil, Kolokotronis & Hekkala 2015 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of niloticus (e.g., Böhme 2003).
Dowell, Buffrenil, Kolokotronis & Hekkala (2015) revived the name stellatus as the valid name for the species until then known as ornatus (now a
synonym of niloticus).
According to Bayless (2002, as ornatus), stellatus also occurs in Angola (Cabinda), Chad, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, and on Principe,
but these countries are outside the distribution given by Eidenmüller & Philippen (2008) and by Trape, Trape & Chirio (2012).
Presence in these areas needs confirmation.
Distribution:
Benin,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Sierra Leone,
Togo.
|
Varanus stellatus
© Rune Midtgaard
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|
Varanus storri
|
Eastern Dwarf Monitor, (Eastern Storr's Monitor)
|
|
Östlicher Zwergwaran
|
|
Østlig Dværgvaran
|
|
1966 | |
Varanus storri Mertens |
|
| |
Worrellisaurus storri Wells & Wellington 1984 |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Queensland.
Previously included ocreatus.
Records from Western Australia, Northern Territory, and western Queensland refer to ocreatus.
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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|
|
Varanus tanimbar
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Tanimbar Mangrove Monitor
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Tanimbar-Mangrovenwaran
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Tanimbar-mangrovevaran
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2023 | |
Varanus tanimbar Weijola & Kraus |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of indicus (e.g., Rooij 1915).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Tanimbar Islands
[Selaru,
Yamdena]).
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Varanus telenesetes
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Rossel Island Tree Monitor, Rossel Island Monitor
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Rosselwaran
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Rossel-trævaran
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1991 | |
Varanus telenesetes Sprackland |
Remarks:
The origin of the only known specimen of telenesetes is uncertain, but has been assumed to be Rossel Island (Koch, Ernst, Eidenmüller & Kraus 2014).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Louisiade Archipelago:
Rossel).
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Varanus timorensis
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Timor Spotted Tree Monitor, Timor Monitor, Wangu
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Timorwaran
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Timorvaran
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1831 | |
Monitor timorensis Gray |
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Varanus timoriensis Dumeril & Bibron 1836 [invalid emendation] |
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Hydrosaurus timorensis Gray 1838 |
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Odatria timorensis Gray 1843 |
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Psammosaurus timorensis Lichtenstein & v. Martens 1856 |
Remarks:
See remarks under auffenbergi and scalaris. Restricted to Timor, according to Böhme (2003). Records from Australia and New Guinea refer to scalaris and similis.
Distribution:
East Timor,
Indonesia
(West Timor).
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Varanus timorensis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus togianus
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Togian Water Monitor
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Togianischer Bindenwaran
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Togiansk Båndvaran
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1872 | |
Monitor togianus Peters |
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Varanus salvator togianus Mertens 1941 |
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Varanus togianus Koch, Auliya, Schmitz, Kuch & Böhme 2007 |
Remarks:
Iskandar & Tjan (1996) erroneously reported togianus from northern Sulawesi, based on a misidentification. Although found in the island, records do not include the northern part (Koch 2012).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Buton,
Selayar,
Sulawesi,
Togian Islands).
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Varanus tristis
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Freckled Monitor & Black-headed Monitor, Black-tailed Monitor, Mourning Monitor, Mournful Goanna, (Racehorse Goanna)
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Trauerwaran
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Sørgevaran
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1839 | |
Monitor tristis Schlegel |
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Varanus timorensis tristis Mertens 1942 |
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Varanus tristis Mertens 1958 |
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Odatria tristis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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1838 | |
Odatria punctata Gray [not Varanus punctatus Merrem 1820] (Böhme 2003) |
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1913 | |
Varanus punctatus var. orientalis Fry (Cogger 1996) |
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Varanus timorensis orientalis Mertens 1942 |
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Odatria orientalis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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1957 | |
Varanus tristis centralis Mertens (Mertens 1963) |
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Odatria centralis Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Other common names:
orientalis: Freckled Monitor
tristis: Black-headed Monitor
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Varanus tristis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus tsukamotoi
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Mariana Monitor, Saipan Monitor
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Marianen-Waran
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Mariansk Varan
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1929 | |
Varanus tsukamotoi Kishida |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of indicus (e.g., Böhme, Horn & Ziegler 1994; Philipp, Böhme & Ziegler 1999).
Revalidated as a separate species by Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus (2020).
Distribution:
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands.
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Varanus varius
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Lace Monitor, Variegated Monitor, Common Tree Monitor, Tree Goanna, Goanna, Lacey
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Buntwaran
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Broget Varan
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1790 | |
Lacerta varia White |
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Varanus varius Merrem 1820 |
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1802 | |
Tupinambis variegatus Daudin (Böhme 2003) |
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1836 | |
Varanus bellii Dumeril & Bibron (Böhme 2003) |
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1870 | |
Varanus mustelinus De Borre (Böhme 2003) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia,
Victoria).
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Varanus varius
© Rune Midtgaard
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Varanus yemenensis
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Yemen Monitor
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Jemenwaran
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Yemenvaran
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1989 | |
Varanus yemenensis Böhme, Joger & Schätti |
Remarks:
According to Sindaco & Jeremchenko (2008) this species also occurs in Oman, but no other sources seem to confirm this.
Distribution:
Saudi Arabia,
Yemen.
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Varanus yuwonoi
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Black-backed Mangrove Monitor, Tri-coloured Monitor
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Dreifarbwaran
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Sortrygget Mangrovevaran
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1998 | |
Varanus yuwonoi Harvey & Barker |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Halmahera).
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Varanus zugorum
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Halmahera Mangrove Monitor, (Zug's Mangrove Monitor)
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Halmahera-Mangrovenwaran
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Halmahera-mangrovevaran
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2005 | |
Varanus zugorum Böhme & Ziegler |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Halmahera).
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