Taxonomy Profile: Varanus scalaris (Mertens 1941)

Varanus scalaris: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
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Species
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Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Varanus scalaris: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Autarchoglossa
Family : Varanidae
Monitors |
Monitor Lizards |
Genus : Varanus
Monitor Lizards |
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Varanus scalaris: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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Varanus scalaris
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