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Varanus (Varanus)

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Diapsida
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Sauria
Infraordo: Platynota
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Varanus)
Species: V. (V.) giganteus - V. (V.) gouldii - V. (V.) komodoensis - V. (V.) mertensi - V. (V.) panoptes - †V. (V.) priscus - V. (V.) rosenbergi - V. (V.) spenceri - V. (V.) varius

References

* http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species. Accessed on 13 October 2009.
* Varanus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 October 2009.
* Eric R. Pianka,Dennis King,Ruth Allen King: Varanoid lizards of the world, Indiana University Press, ISBN-10: 0253343666, ISBN-13: 978-0253343666, p. 5-6

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