CAVS: 2755
Species Varanus keithhornei Wells & Wellington, 1985
Canopy Goanna
- Odatria kiethhornei Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [21].
Type data:
Holotype QM J31566, Buthen Buthen, Nesbit River, QLD. - Varanus teriae Sprackland, R.G. 1991. Taxonomic review of the Varanus prasinus group with descriptions of two new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 30(3): 561-576.
Type data:
Holotype QM J31566, Buthen Buthen, Nesbit River, Cape York Peninsula, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Nesbit River region, Cape York Peninsula.
Australian Endemic.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
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] (Canopy Goanna)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |