Varanus primordius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Paleoanguimorpha

Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Odatria)
Species: Varanus primordius

Name

Varanus primordius Mertens, 1942

• Holotype: ZMB 6204.
• Type locality: “North Australia”.

References

Additional references

• De Lisle, H.F. 2009. Catalog of the genus Varanus (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae) with new designations of a neotype and a lectotype. ZooNova 1: 8–32. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Varanus primordius. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 March 2023.
• Cogger, H., McDonald, P., Gillespie, G., Greenlees, M., Fenner, A. & Woinarski, J. 2018. IUCN: Varanus primordius  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T178030A101744439. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178030A101744439.en. Accessed on 10 March 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Zwergwaran
English: Northern Blunt-spined Monitor