Reptilia - Squamata - Varanidae
Full reference: J. L. Conrad, A. M. Balcarcel, and C. M. Mehling. 2012. Earliest Example of a Giant Monitor Lizard (Varanus, Varanidae, Squamata). PLoS ONE 7(8):e41767
Parent taxon: Varanus according to J. L. Conrad et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Varanus acanthurus, Varanus albigularis, Varanus baritji, Varanus beccarii, Varanus bengalensis, Varanus bogerti, Varanus brevicauda, Varanus catalaunicus, Varanus caudolineatus, Varanus deserticolus, Varanus doreanus, Varanus dumerili, Varanus eremitus, Varanus eremius, Varanus exanthematicus, Varanus gilleni, Varanus griseus, Varanus hoffmanni, Varanus hooijeri, Varanus komodoensis, Varanus lemoinei, Varanus lungui, Varanus marathonensis, Varanus mokrensis, Varanus niloticus, Varanus olivaceus, Varanus prasinus, Varanus prisca, Varanus rusingensis, Varanus salvadorii, Varanus salvator, Varanus semiremex, Varanus semjonovi, Varanus sivalensis, Varanus tristis, Varanus tyrasiensis, Varanus varius, Iberovaranus catalaunicus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Varanus (Varaneades) in the database