WoRMS taxon details
Varanus indicus (Daudin, 1802)
395084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:395084)
accepted
Species
Tupinambis indicus Daudin, 1802 · unaccepted
(of Tupinambis indicus Daudin, 1802) Daudin, F. M. (1802). Histoire Naturelle, génerale et particulière des reptiles, ouvrage faisant suite, a l'histoire naturelle, générale et particulière composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et redigée par C. S. Sonnini, vol. 3. F. Dufart, Paris, 452 pp. <em>F. Dufart, Paris.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60678 [details]
Uetz, P. (ed.) (2026). The Reptile Database. Varanus indicus (Daudin, 1802). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395084 on 2026-08-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tupinambis indicus Daudin, 1802) Daudin, F. M. (1802). Histoire Naturelle, génerale et particulière des reptiles, ouvrage faisant suite, a l'histoire naturelle, générale et particulière composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et redigée par C. S. Sonnini, vol. 3. F. Dufart, Paris, 452 pp. <em>F. Dufart, Paris.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60678 [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.</em> 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors 
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context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
[request]context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (115 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Varanus indicus)
To GenBank (122 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To GenBank (122 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Tupinambis indicus Daudin, 1802)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM Herp Image 2728)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM Herp Image 2729)
To The Reptile Database
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (115 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Varanus indicus)
To GenBank (122 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To GenBank (122 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Tupinambis indicus Daudin, 1802)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM Herp Image 2728)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM Herp Image 2729)
To The Reptile Database
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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