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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Varanus bengalensis (Daudin 1802)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus bengalensis
Varanus bengalensis Daudin 1758
Recognized by ReptileDB

Alternative Names

Lacerta argus Daudin 1802
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Monitor gemmatus Guérinméneville 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Monitor heraldicus Gray In Griffith 1831
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Monitor inornatus Schlegel 1839
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tupinambis cepedianus Daudin 1802
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Uaranus lunatus Gray 1845
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus (Empagusia) bengalensis Koch Et Al. 2013
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus (Indovaranus) bengalensis Mertens 1963
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus bibronii Blyth 1842
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus dracaena Anderson 1871
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus lunatus Anderson 1871
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus punctatus Merrem 1820
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus taraguira Merrem 1820
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus (Varanus) bengalensis
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus (Varanus) bengalensis Mertens 1942
Lacerta argus Daudin 1802
Lacerta monitor Linnaeus 1758
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Lacerta monitor Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lacerta tigrina Linnaeus 1754
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Monitor gemmatus Guérin-Méneville 1829
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Monitor gemmatus Guérinméneville 1829
Monitor heraldicus Gray In Griffith 1831
Monitor heraldicus Gray ex Griffith 1831
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Monitor inornatus Schlegel 1839
Tupinambis bengalensis Daudin 1802
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Tupinambis bengalensis Daudin 1802
Tupinambis cepedianus Daudin 1802
Uaranus lunatus Gray 1845
Varanus bengalensis bengalensis (Daudin 1802)
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus bengalensis irrawadicus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus bengalensis irrawadicus Yang & LI 1987
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus bengalensis vietnamensis
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus bengalensis vietnamensis Yang & Liu 1994
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus bengalensis
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Varanus bengalensis Boulenger 1885
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Varanus bibronii Blyth 1842
Varanus dracaena Anderson 1871
Varanus irrawadicus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus irrawadicus Yang & LI 1987
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus irriwadicus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus lunatus Anderson 1871
Varanus punctatus Merrem 1820
Varanus taraguira Merrem 1820
Varanus vietnamensis Yang & Liu 1994
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus (Empagusia) bengalensis Koch Et Al. 2013
Varanus (Indovaranus) bengalensis Mertens 1963
Lacerta argus Daudin 1802
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Lacerta argus Daudin 1802
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Lacerta monitor Linnaeus 1758
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Lacerta tigrina Linnaeus 1754
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Monitor gemmatus
Synonym according to CITES
Monitor gemmatus Guérin-Méneville 1829
Monitor gemmatus Guérin-Méneville 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Monitor gemmatus Guérinméneville 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Monitor heraldicus
Synonym according to CITES
Monitor heraldicus Gray In Griffith 1831
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Monitor heraldicus Gray In Griffith 1831
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Monitor heraldicus Gray ex Griffith 1831
Monitor inornatus
Synonym according to CITES
Monitor inornatus Schlegel 1839
Monitor inornatus Schlegel 1839
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Monitor inornatus Schlegel 1839
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Tupinambis bengalensis
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Tupinambis bengalensis
Synonym according to CITES
Tupinambis bengalensis Daudin 1802
Tupinambis bengalensis Daudin 1802
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Tupinambis cepedianus
Synonym according to CITES
Tupinambis cepedianus Daudin 1802
Tupinambis cepedianus Daudin 1802
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Tupinambis cepedianus Daudin 1802
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Uaranus lunatus Gray 1845
Uaranus lunatus Gray 1845
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Uaranus lunatus Gray 1845
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Varanus (Empagusia) bengalensis Koch Et Al. 2013
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Varanus (Indovaranus) bengalensis Mertens 1963
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Varanus bibronii
Synonym according to CITES
Varanus bibronii Blyth 1842
Varanus bibronii Blyth 1842
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Varanus bibronii Blyth 1842
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Varanus dracaena Anderson 1871
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Varanus irrawadicus
Synonym according to CITES
Varanus irrawadicus Yang & Li 1987
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Varanus lunatus
Synonym according to CITES
Varanus lunatus Anderson 1871
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Varanus punctatus
Synonym according to CITES
Varanus punctatus Merrem 1820
Varanus punctatus Merrem 1820
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Varanus punctatus Merrem 1820
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Varanus taraguira Merrem 1820
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Varanus taraguira Merrem 1820
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Bengal Monitor
Recognized by ReptileDB, Animal Diversity Web, and CITES
Indian Monitor
Recognized by ReptileDB and CITES
Indian (=Bengal) monitor
Recognized by USFWS
Indian Monitor Lizard
Recognized by PlanetScott
Bengal monitor
Recognized by Paleobiology Database and AnAge
Bengal Black Lizard
Recognized by CITES
Bengal Lizard
Recognized by CITES
Common Monitor
Recognized by CITES
Indian Small-grain Lizard
Recognized by CITES
Penang Lizard
Recognized by CITES
Talagoya Lizard
Recognized by CITES
Bengal Monitor Lizard preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Clouded Monitor
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Common Indian Monitor
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

ورل بنغالي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

বাংলা গুঁইসাপ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Varan Bengal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

бенгалски варан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

孟加拉巨蜥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Bengalvaran preferred
Recognized by CITES

Dutch; Flemish

Bengaalse varaan preferred
Recognized by CITES, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Finnish

Bengalinvaraani preferred
Recognized by CITES

French

Varan du Bengale preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

German

Bengalwaran
Recognized by ReptileDB and CITES
Bengal-Waran
Recognized by admin
Bengalen-Waran
Recognized by admin
Bengalenwaran preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Hebrew

כוח בנגלי preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Bengáli varánusz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Biawak India preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

monatóir Indiach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Varano del Bengala preferred
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

ベンガルオオトカゲ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Kannada

ಉಡ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Pezmijoka Bengalê preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lao

ແລນ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Biawak Bengal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

घोरपड preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Naakaii Dootłʼizhii Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ tiníléítsoh łibáhígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

सुन गोहोरो preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Bengalvaran preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

بزمجه بنگال preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Waran bengalski preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Бенгальский варан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sindhi

ڳوهُ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Varano de Bengala preferred
Recognized by CITES

Swedish

bengalvaran preferred
Recognized by CITES
indisk varan
Recognized by CITES

Tamil

இந்திய உடும்பு preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ตะกวด preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Бенгальський варан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Kì đà vân preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ورل بنغالى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Бенгал варан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

گوہ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

孟加拉巨蜥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

孟加拉巨蜥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

孟加拉巨蜥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

孟加拉巨蜥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

孟加拉巨蜥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Varanus bengalensis (Daudin 1802)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Anguimorpha
Varanidae
Varanus Merrem 1820

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Platynota
Varanidae
Varanus

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Anguimorpha
Varanidae
Varanus Merrem 1820

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Anguimorpha
Varanidae
Varanus

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Varanidae
Varanus Merrem 1820

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Autarchoglossa
Varanidae
Varanus Merrem 1820

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Anguimorpha
Varanidae
Varanus
One additional sibling truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.