Varanus

Translingual

Varanus varius

Etymology

New Latin, from Arabic وَرَل (waral).

Proper noun

Varanus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Varanidae – monitor lizards.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Anguimorpha - order; Platynota - infraorder; Varanidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Varanus (Empagusia), Varanus (Euprepiosaurus), Varanus (Hapturosaurus) (tree monitors), Varanus (Odatria), Varanus (Papusaurus) (Papuan monitor), Varanus (Philippinosaurus), Varanus (Polydaedalus) (African monotors), Varanus (Psammosaurus) (desert monitors), Varanus (Solomonsaurus) (spiny-neck monitor), Varanus (Soterosaurus) (water monitors), Varanus (Varanus) - subgenera
  • Varanus varius (lace monitor) - type species; Varanus exanthematicus (savannah monitor), Varanus griseus (desert monitor), Varanus komodoensis (Komodo dragon) - selected other species

References

• Monitor lizard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Varanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Varanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons