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Varanus hooijeri

Reptilia - Varanidae

Taxonomy
Varanus hooijeri was named by Brongersma (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Liang Michael, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in Indonesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Varanus hooijeri Brongersma p. 114 figs. Plates 4-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
infraorderPlatynotaBaur 1890
superfamilyVaranoideaGray 1827
familyVaranidaeHardwicke and Gray 1824
genusVaranusMerrem 1820
specieshooijeri

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Varanus hooijeri Brongersma 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-09-16 14:10:01
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:08:59
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Pianka and Vitt 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Indonesia (Flores) Varanus hooijeri (type locality: 211919 211920)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Indonesia (Sumba) Varanus hooijeri (228013)