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Varanidae

AphiaID

395082 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:395082)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Autarchoglossa

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Genus Varanus Merrem, 1820

Environment

brackish, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Uetz, P. (ed.) (2026). The Reptile Database. Varanidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395082 on 2026-06-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-05-19 05:20:17Z

created

Decock, Wim

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Nomenclature

basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

Definitions

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Language	Name
Dutch	varanen	[details]
English	monitor lizards	[details]

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