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Varanidae Hardwicke & Gray, 1824

103447  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:103447)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Reptilia (Class)
  7. Squamata (Order)
  8. Varanidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Megalania Owen, 1860 †
  2. Genus Monitor de Blainville, 1816
  3. Genus Odatria Gray, 1838
  4. Genus Ovoo Norell, Gao & Conrad, 2008 †
  5. Genus Psammosaurus Fitzinger, 1826
  6. Genus Saniwa Leidy, 1870 †
  7. Genus Telmasaurus Gilmore, 1943 †
  8. Genus Varanus Merrem, 1820
  9. Genus Varanus Rafinesque, 1815 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  10. Genus Agalmatosaurus Fitzinger, 1843 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  11. Genus Aquativaranus Hoser, 2013 accepted as Pantherosaurus Fitzinger, 1843 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  12. Genus Arborhabitatiosaurus Hoser, 2013 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  13. Genus Aspetosaurus Wells & Wellington, 1985 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  14. Genus Cylindrurus Fitzinger, 1843 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  15. Genus Euprepiosaurus Fitzinger, 1843 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  16. Genus Hapturosaurus Bucklitsch, Böhme & Koch, 2016 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820 (Treated as valid subgenus)
  17. Genus Honlamus Hoser, 2013 accepted as Odatria Gray, 1838
  18. Genus Kimberleyvaranus Hoser, 2013 accepted as Odatria Gray, 1838
  19. Genus Oxysaurus Hoser, 2013 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  20. Genus Pantherosaurus Fitzinger, 1843 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  21. Genus Parvavaranus Hoser, 2013 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  22. Genus Pilbaravaranus Hoser, 2013 accepted as Odatria Gray, 1838
  23. Genus Shireenhosersaurea Hoser, 2013 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  24. Genus Solomonsaurus Bucklitsch, Böhme & Koch, 2016 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820 (Treated as valid subgenus)
  25. Genus Titanzius Wells & Wellington, 1985 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  26. Genus Uaranus Gray, 1845 (Misspelling)
  27. Genus Uranus Gray, 1825 (Misspelling)
  28. Genus Worrellisaurus Wells & Wellington, 1983 accepted as Varanus Merrem, 1820
  29. Genus Chilingosaurus Young, 1961 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  30. Genus Dendrovaranus Mertens, 1942 (uncertain, unassessed)
  31. Genus Indovaranus Mertens, 1942 (uncertain, unassessed)
  32. Genus Palaeosaniwa Gilmore, 1928 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  33. Genus Tectovaranus Mertens, 1942 (uncertain, unassessed)
  34. Genus Archaeovaranus Dong, Wang, Zhao, Vasilyan, Wang & Evans, 2022 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Varanidae Hardwicke & Gray, 1824. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103447 on 2024-11-30
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Lepidosauria (Subclass) > Squamata (Order) > Sauria (Suborder) > Anguinomorpha (Infraorder) > Varanidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Santonian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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