Species details
Accepted scientific name:
Varanus salvadorii PETERS & DORIA 1878 (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Monitor salvadorii PETERS 1878 (synonym)
Varanus (Papusaurus) salvadorii MERTENS 1962 (synonym)
Common name:
Crocodile Monitor
Classification:
Animalia
LSID
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Varanidae
Genus Varanus
Distribution:
New Guinea Terra typica: Dorei, nova Guinea borealis [= Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia].
Additional data:
Holotype: MSNG 28726
Source database:
TIGR Reptile Database , Oct 2007
Latest taxonomic scrutiny:
Uetz P.
Online resource:
http://www.tigr.org/...
CoL taxon LSID:
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:f0154b48-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:ac2008
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