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Aphia taxon details

Varanus Merrem, 1820

AphiaID

395083 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:395083)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Varanidae

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Species Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802)
Species Varanus griseus (Daudin, 1803)
Species Varanus indicus (Daudin, 1802)
Species Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768)
Species Varanus monitor (Linn.) accepted as Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802) (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

brackish, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Uetz, P. (ed.) (2026). The Reptile Database. Varanus Merrem, 1820. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395083 on 2026-08-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-05-19 05:20:17Z

created

Decock, Wim

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

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Varanus)
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To ITIS

Aphia taxon details

Varanus Merrem, 1820

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