Species Varanus spenceri Lucas & Frost, 1903

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Species Varanus spenceri Lucas & Frost, 1903

Spencer's Monitor

Varanus spenceri Lucas, A.H.S. & Frost, C. 1903. Description of two new Australian lizards, Varanus spenceri and Diplodactylus bilineatus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 15: 145-147 [145].
Type data:
Holotype NMV D12350, Tablelands, 50 mi[les] to NE of Tennant's Creek, NT.
Varanus ingrami Boulenger, G.A. 1906. Description of a new lizard and a new snake from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 18: 440-441 [440].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.8.31.6, Alexandria, NT.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [132]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

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IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)