Kimberley rock monitor

Kimberley rock monitor
Varanus glauerti male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Odatria
Species:
V. glauerti
Binomial name
Varanus glauerti
Synonyms[3]
  • Varanus (Odatria) timorensis glauerti
    Mertens, 1957
  • Varanus (Odatria) glauerti
    — Mertens, 1958
  • Varanus glauerti
    — Cogger, 1983

The Kimberley rock monitor (Varanus glauerti) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard[4] in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Northern Australia. Also known commonly as Glauert's monitor and the Kakadu sand goanna,[5] it belongs to the subgenus Odatria.[6]

  1. ^ Shea, G. (2018). "Varanus glauerti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178028A83777814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178028A83777814.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Varanus glauerti ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov
  3. ^ Species Varanus glauerti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ "Varanus glauerti " at Monitor-lizards.net Archived 2010-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Kingsnake.com