Species Varanus pilbarensis Storr, 1980

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• Varanus pilbarensis Storr, G.M. 1980. The monitor lizards (genus Varanus Merrem, 1820) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 237-293 [278, pl. 8].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R39782, Chichester Range, WA [22°03'S 118°48'E].
  Paratype(s) WAM, "from all over Australia".

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: NW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Diurnal, hummock grassland, low open shrubland, oviparous, predator, saxicoline.

 

General References

Maryan, B., Oliver, P.M., Fitch, A.J. & O'Connell, M. 2014. Molecular and morphological assessment of Varanus pilbarensis (Squamata: Varanidae), with a description of a new species from the southern Pilbara, Western Australia. Zootaxa 3768(2): 139–158 [145] (redescription)

 

Common Name References

Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [40] (Pilbara Rock Monitor)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	VARANIDAE	26-Feb-2014	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		16-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)