Species Varanus ocreatus Storr, 1980
- Varanus storri ocreatus Storr, G.M. 1980. The monitor lizards (genus Varanus Merrem, 1820) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 237-293 [283, pl. 11].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R42717, Argyle Downs airstrip, WA [16°20'S 128°46'E].
Generic Combinations
- Varanus ocreatus (Storr, 1980). —
Pavón-Vázquez, C.J., Esquerré, D., Fitch, A.J., Maryan, B., Doughty, P., Donnellan, S.C. & Keogh, S.J. 2022. Between a rock and a dry place: phylogenomics, biogeography, and systematics of ridge-tailed monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus acanthurus complex). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 173(107516): 1-19
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
NW QLD and adjacent NT and NE NT to Kimberley, WA.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
General References
Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [785] (as V. storri ocreatus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | LACERTILIA | 25-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |