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Varanus niloticus  (Linnaeus, 1766)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 683047

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Varanus ornatus (Daudin, 1803)
  
    Lacerta nilotica Linnaeus, 1766
  
    Stellio saurus Laurenti, 1768
  
    Lacerta capensis Sparrman, 1783
  
    Tupinambis ornatus Daudin, 1803
  
    Monitor niloticus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  
    Monitor elegans senegalensis Schlegel, 1844
  
    Monitor elegans capensis (Sparrman, 1783)
  
  Common Name(s): Nile Monitor [English]
  
    Water Leguaan [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderAutarchoglossa   
                               FamilyVaranidae  – Monitors, Monitor Lizards  
                                  GenusVaranus Merrem, 1820 – Monitor Lizards  
                                     SpeciesVaranus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1766) – Nile Monitor, Water Leguaan  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid   
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Varanus niloticus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Reptile Database (May 2023), website (version May-2023)  
  Acquired: 2023   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2023) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed, accessed 9 May 2023   
  Reference for: Varanus niloticus, Water Leguaan [English]   
       
  Source: Reptile Database (May 2023), website (version May-2023)  
  Acquired: 2023   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2023) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed, accessed 9 May 2023   
  Reference for: Nile Monitor[English], Water Leguaan [English]   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
    Africa  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
 

 

    

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