Varanus

Zoology

Taxonomy

Chordata 1
Reptilia 1000
Squamata 1000
Varanidae 1000

Species

Varanus acanthurus 1
Varanus ammodytes Linnaeus 1
Varanus arenarius 1
Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802) 16
Varanus biviatus 1
Varanus bivittatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836 1
Varanus caerulivirens ZIEGLER, BÖHME & PHILIPP, 1999 2
Varanus caudolineatus 2
Varanus cerambonensis PHILIPP, BÖHME & ZIEGLER, 1999 1
Varanus doreanus (Meyer, 1874) 2
Varanus dumerilii (Schlegel, 1837) 1
Varanus exanthematicus (Bosc, 1792) 107 2
Varanus finschi BÖHME, HORN & ZIEGLER, 1994 2
Varanus flavescens (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827) 9
Varanus gouldi 1
Varanus gouldii 10
Varanus griseus (Daudin, 1803) 51
Varanus indicus (Daudin, 1802) 18 1
Varanus jobiensis Ahl, 1932 4
Varanus kalabeck 2
Varanus komodoensis Ouwens, 1912 2
Varanus marathonensis WEITHOFER, 1888 1
Varanus marmoratus (WIEGMANN, 1834) 8 2
Varanus melinus Böhnme & Ziegler, 1997 2
Varanus monitor 27
Varanus nebulosus 16
Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1766) 297 6
Varanus nuchalis (GÜNTHER, 1872) 2
Varanus ocellatus 3
Varanus ornatus (Daudin, 1803) 69
Varanus prasinus (Schlegel, 1839) 10
Varanus punctatus 5
Varanus rainerguentheri ZIEGLER, BÖHME & SCHMITZ, 2007 1
Varanus rudicollis 5
Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768) 50
Varanus sp. 233 45
Varanus timorensis Gray, 1831 5
Varanus varius 28
Varanus viatus 1

1000 Specimens registered in collections

Collection Number of specimens (or sets)
Paleontology (F) 1
Reptiles and amphibians (RA) 906
Vertebrates - Others (ZA) 93