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Monitor Lizards

Varanidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Varanidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, World Register of Marine Species, and Global Biotic Interactions
Varanidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Afghanistan Species List, CalPhotos, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, Natural History Museum Species of the day, ReptileDB, Afghanistan Species List, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Australia Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, France Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Ghana Species List, Guinea Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Israel Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Liberia Species List, Malaysia Species List, Mali Species List, Mariana Islands Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mongolia Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Palestine Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Solomon Islands Species List, Somalia Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Sudan Species List, Syria Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Tunisia Species List, Uganda Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, Halmahera Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Molukka Sea Species List, North Pacific Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, Timor Sea Species List, and United States Species List

Alternative Names

Monitor beccarii Doria 1874
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Varanus prasinus kordensis Mertens 1942
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
? agilis Marsh, 1872
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? crassa Marsh, 1872
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? grandis Marsh, 1872
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? paucidens Marsh, 1872
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? prisca Owen, 1859
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chilingosaurus Young 1961
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dendrovaranus Mertens 1942
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Indovaranus Mertens 1942
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Megalania Owen 1860
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Psammosaurus Fitzinger 1826
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tectovaranus Mertens 1942
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Varanidae
Harvest ancestor according to Global Invasive Species Database, Arkive, Arkive, EOL authors, EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, Hone et al 2013, Wildfinder (WWF), GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Sweden, Mozambique Species List, GBIF nat'l node type records Netherlands, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, Flickr Group, CITES, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Mesquita et al, 2015, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Simpson et al 2020, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

English

monitor lizards preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa and World Register of Marine Species

Afrikaans

Likkewaan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

ورليات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

Վարաններ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Əsl varanlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Barano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Вараны (сямейства) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Вараны
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Bulgarian

варанови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Varànid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

巨蜥科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Varani preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

varanovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Varanen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
varanen
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Finnish

varaanit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Varánidos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ვარანისებრნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

כוחיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

varánuszfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

オオトカゲ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kazakh

Keseltärizdiler preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Кеселтәрізділер preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
كەسەلتارىزدىلەر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Эчки эмээрлер preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

왕도마뱀과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Famîleya pezmijokan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Varānu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Varanai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

варани preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

varaner preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

بزمجه‌ایان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Waranowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

варановые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Варани preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Varani preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วงศ์เหี้ย preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Варани preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Echkemarsimonlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Họ Kỳ đà preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ورليات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Варан йишвлӓ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

گوہ ٹبر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

巨蜥科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

巨蜥科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

巨蜥科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

巨蜥科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

巨蜥科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Varanidae

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 (this page)
Cherminotus Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
Ovoo Norell et al. 2007
Saniwa Leidy 1870
Saniwides Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
Varanus Merrem 1820
Anguidae
Anniellidae
Diploglossidae
Dorsetisauridae
Helodermatidae
Lanthanotidae
Palaeovaranidae
Parasaniwidae
Paravaranidae
Shinisauridae
unclassified Anguimorpha
Xenosauridae

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Platynota
Varanidae (this page)
Varanus
Helodermatidae
Lanthanotidae

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 (this page)
Cherminotus Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
Ovoo Norell et al. 2007
Saniwa Leidy 1870
Saniwides Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
Varanus Merrem 1820
Anguidae
Anniellidae
Diploglossidae
Dorsetisauridae
Helodermatidae
Lanthanotidae
Palaeovaranidae
Parasaniwidae
Paravaranidae
Shinisauridae
unclassified Anguimorpha
Xenosauridae

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 (this page)
Varanus
Anguidae
Anniellidae
Helodermatidae
Lanthanotidae
Necrosauridae
Shinisauridae
Xenosauridae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Varanidae (this page)
Cherminotus Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
Monitor de Blainville 1816
Odatria Gray 1838
Ovoo Norell, Gao & Conrad 2008
Palaeosaniwa Gilmore 1928
Parasaniwa Gilmore 1928
Saniwa Leidy 1870
Saniwides Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
Telmasaurus Gilmore 1943
Varanus Merrem 1820
Aigialosauridae
Aiolosaurus Gao & Norell 2000
Altanteius Alifanov 1993
Anchaurosaurus Keqin & Lianhai 1995
Anomalepididae
Anomalophiidae
Anqingosaurus Hou 1976
Aphanizocnemus Dal Sasso & Pinna 1997
Araeosaurus Seeley 1881
Ardeosauridae
Arretosauridae
Baabdasaurus Arnold, Azar, Ineich & Nel 2002
Balnealacerta Evans 1998
Barungoia Alifanov 1993
Bavarisauridae
Bellairsia Evans 1998
Bharatagama Evans, Prasad & Manhas 2002
Bipedidae
Boidae
Bolyeriidae
Bothriagenys Nydam 2002
Carlesia von Huene 1931
Carolinidae
Chamaeleontidae
Conantophis Holman & Harrison 2000
Cretagama Alifanov 1996
Crotalidae
Cuencasaurus Richter 1994
Dimekodontosaurus Nydam 2002
Dinilysiidae
Diplodactylidae
Dipsadidae
Dolichosauridae
Dzhadochtosaurus Alifanov 1993
Erycidae
Eublepharidae
Flaviagama Alifanov 1989
Gobekko Borsuk-Bialynicka 1990
Goinophis Holman 1976
Gurvansaurus Alifanov 1993
Gymnophthalmidae
Headonophis Holman 1993
Hodzhakulia Nessov 1985
Hoplocercidae
Hoyalacerta Evans & Barbadillo 1999
Huehuecuetzpalli Reynoso 1998
Hydrophiidae
Hymenosaurus Gao & Norell 2000
Hyporhinidae
Isodontosauridae
Jeholacerta Ji & Ren 1999
Kuehneosauridae
Lacertipus Haubold 1971
Lanthonotidae
Lapparantophiidae
Lapparentopheidae
Laticaudidae
Leiosauridae
Litakis Estes 1964
Loxocemidae
Macrocephalosauridae
Madtsoiidae
Mimeosaurus Gilmore 1943
Morunasius Alifanov 1996
Mosasauridae
Myrmecodaptria Gao & Norell 2000
Oligodontosauridae
Olindalacerta Evans & Yabumoto 1998
Ornatocephalus Weber 2004
Oxiella Evans 1998
Pachygenys Gao & Cheng 1999
Pachyophiidae
Paliguanidae
Paramacellodidae
Parameiva Alifanov 1993
Parasaniwidae
Parasaurillus Evans & Searle 2002
Paravaranidae
Pareidae
Parmeosaurus Gao & Norell 2000
Parviraptor Evans 1994
Phrynosomimus Alifanov 1996
Polrussia Borsuk-Bialynicka & Alifanov 1991
Procerophis Rage, Folie, Rana, Singh, Rose & Smith 2008
Prodenteia Alifanov 1993
Protagras Cope 1872
Pythonidae
Russelophiidae
Sakurasaurus Evans & Manabe 1999
Saurosternidae
Scandensia Evans & Barbadillo 1998
Stypodontosaurus Gao & Fox 1996
Tarratosaurus Broschinski & Sigogneau-Russell 1996
Teilhardosaurus Shikama 1942
Tepexisaurus Reynoso & Callison 2000
Tethysaurus Bardet, Suberbiola & Jalil 2003
Thaumastophis Rage, Folie, Rana, Singh, Rose & Smith 2008
Trogonophidae
Vectophis Rage & Ford 1980
Xenodermidae
186 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Autarchoglossa
Varanidae (this page)
Varanus Merrem 1820
Alopoglossidae Boulenger 1885
Anguidae
Cordylidae
Diploglossidae
Gerrhosauridae
Gymnophthalmidae Fitzinger 1826
Helodermatidae Gray 1837
Lacertidae
Lanthanotidae Steindachner 1877
Scincidae Oppel 1811
Shinisauridae
Teiidae Gray 1827
Xantusiidae
Xenosauridae

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Varanidae (this page)
Varanus albigularis (Daudin 1802)
Varanus auffenbergi Sprackland 1999
Varanus bengalensis (Daudin 1802)
Varanus boehmei Jacobs 2003
Varanus caerulivirens Ziegler, Böhme & Philipp 1999
Varanus cumingi Martin 1839
Varanus dumerilii Schlegel 1839
Varanus exanthematicus (Bosc 1792)
Varanus finschi Böhme, Horn & Ziegler 1994
Varanus flavescens (Hardwicke & Gray 1827)
Varanus glauerti Mertens 1957
Varanus griseus (Daudin 1803)
Varanus indicus (Daudin 1802)
Varanus jobiensis Ahl 1932
Varanus juxtindicus Böhme, Philipp & Ziegler 2002
Varanus komodoensis Ouwens 1912
Varanus lirungensis Koch, Arida, Schmitz, Böhme & Ziegler 2009
Varanus mabitang Gaulke & Curio 2001
Varanus marmoratus (Wiegmann 1834)
Varanus melinus Böhme & Ziegler 1997
Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus 1758)
Varanus nuchalis (Günther 1872)
Varanus obor Weijola & Sweet 2010
Varanus olivaceus Hallowell 1859
Varanus primordius Mertens 1942
Varanus rainerguentheri Ziegler, Böhme & Schmitz 2007
Varanus rosenbergi Mertens 1957
Varanus rudicollis (Gray 1845)
Varanus salvator (Laurenti 1768)
Varanus scalaris Mertens 1941
Varanus spinulosus Mertens 1941
Varanus telenesetes Sprackland 1991
Varanus timorensis (Gray 1831)
Varanus togianus (Peters 1872)
Varanus yemenensis Böhme, Joger & Schätti 1989
Varanus yuwonoi Harvey & Barker 1998
Varanus zugorum Böhme & Ziegler 2005
Acrochordidae
Agamidae
Amphisbaenidae
Anguidae
Aniliidae
Anniellidae
Anomalepididae
Anomochilidae
Atractaspididae
Bipedidae
Boidae
Bolyeridae
Calamariidae
Carphodactylidae
Chamaeleonidae
Colubridae
Cordylidae
Corytophanidae
Crotaphytidae
Cyclocoridae
Cylindrophiidae
Dactyloidae
Dibamidae
Diplodactylidae
Dipsadidae
Elapidae
Eublepharidae
Gekkonidae
Gerrhopilidae
Gerrhosauridae
Grayiidae
Gymnophthalmidae
Helodermatidae
Homalopsidae
Hoplocercidae
Iguanidae
Lacertidae
Lamprophiidae
Lanthanotidae
Leiosauridae
Leptotyphlopidae
Liolaemidae
Loxocemidae
Natricidae
Opluridae
Pareidae
Phrynosomatidae
Phyllodactylidae
Polychrotidae
Prosymnidae
Psammophiidae
Pseudaspididae
Pseudoxenodontidae
Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Pygopodidae
Pythonidae
Rhineuridae
Scincidae
Shinisauridae
Sibynophiidae
Sphaerodactylidae
Teiidae
Trogonophidae
Tropidophiidae
Tropiduridae
Typhlopidae
Uropeltidae
Viperidae
Xantusiidae
Xenodermidae
Xenopeltidae
Xenophiidae
Xenosauridae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Anguimorpha
Paleoanguimorpha
Varanoidea
Varanidae (this page)
Varanus
Lanthanotidae

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 (this page)
Chilingosaurus
Iberovaranus
Odatria
Pachyvaranus
Palaeosaniwa
Saniwa
Varanus
Anguidae
Anguiformes
Anniellidae
Carusioidea
Helodermatidae
Lanthanotidae
Monstersauria
Mosasauroidea
Neoanguimorpha
Paleoanguimorpha
Pythonomorpha
Shinisauridae
Xenosauridae

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Squamata
Varanidae (this page)
Acrochordidae
Acrochordidae
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Autarchoglossa
Colubridae
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Elapidae
Elapidae
Homalopsidae
Homalopsidae Bonaparte 1845
Lacertilia Günther 1867
Scincidae
Scincidae
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Teiidae
Teiidae Gray 1827
Varanidae
Viperidae
Viperidae
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