Genus: Varanus

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Names and sources

Accepted Name	Source
Varanus Merrem, 1820	AFD
Published in:Mertens, R. 1963, "Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Lanthanotidae", Das Tierreich, vol. 79, i-x 1-26

Synonym	Source
Titanzius Wells & Wellington, 1985 synonym	AFD
Published in:Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985, "A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia", Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series, vol. 1, 1-61 p22
Aspetosaurus Wells & Wellington, 1985 synonym	AFD
Published in:Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985, "A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia", Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series, vol. 1, 1-61 p20
Worrellisaurus Wells & Wellington, 1984 synonym	AFD
Published in:Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1984, "A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia", Australian Journal of Herpetology, vol. 1, no. 3-4, 73-129 p84
Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768) excluded	AFD
Published in:Cogger, H.G. 1979, Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 608 pp., A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney (Australian record based on BMNH 78.1.31.14, purportedly from Somerset, QLD, cited in Boulenger (1885))
Pantherosaurus Fitzinger, 1843 synonym	AFD
Published in:Fitzinger, L.J. 1843, Systema Reptilium, vi 106 pp., Braümüller u. Seidel, Vienna p19
Euprepiosaurus Fitzinger, 1843 synonym	AFD
Published in:Fitzinger, L.J. 1843, Systema Reptilium, vi 106 pp., Braümüller u. Seidel, Vienna p19
Cylindrurus Fitzinger, 1843 synonym	AFD
Published in:Fitzinger, L.J. 1843, Systema Reptilium, vi 106 pp., Braümüller u. Seidel, Vienna p19
Agalmatosaurus Fitzinger, 1843 synonym	AFD
Published in:Fitzinger, L.J. 1843, Systema Reptilium, vi 106 pp., Braümüller u. Seidel, Vienna p19
Odatria Gray, 1838 synonym	AFD
Published in:Gray, J.E. 1838, "A catalogue of the slender-tongued saurians, with descriptions of many new genera and species", Annals and Magazine of Natural History, vol. 1, 388-394 p394

Name	Source
Varanus Merrem, 1820 accepted	AFD
Varanus inferred accepted	Queensland : Conservation Status
Created from Varanus prasinus ALA_DR652_322 for inferred placement Scientific name reallocated to Varanus Merrem, 1820 by taxonomy builder

Name

Source

Varanus Merrem, 1820 accepted

Varanus inferred accepted

Queensland : Conservation Status

Created from Varanus prasinus ALA_DR652_322 for inferred placement

Scientific name reallocated to Varanus Merrem, 1820 by taxonomy builder

Identifier	Source
http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/3309bb2e-5b3f-4664-977b-147e60b66109 Taxon unknown	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/72755484-7af2-4c65-8d3c-3a2b071197e4 Scientific Name current	AFD
ALA_DR652_322_0 Taxon current	Queensland : Conservation Status
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3309bb2e-5b3f-4664-977b-147e60b66109 Taxon LSID unknown	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/3309bb2e-5b3f-4664-977b-147e60b66109 Taxon Concept current	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/3309bb2e-5b3f-4664-977b-147e60b66109 Taxon current	AFD