Southern Pilbara rock goanna

Southern Pilbara rock goanna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Varanidae
Genus:Varanus
Subgenus:Odatria
Species: V. hamersleyensis
Binomial name
Varanus hamersleyensis
Maryan, Oliver, Fitch & O'Connell, 2014

The Southern Pilbara rock goanna (Varanus hamersleyensis), also known as the Hamersley Range rock monitor, is a dwarf member of the family Varanidae. It was recently separated from the Pilbara rock monitor (V. pilbarensis) on the basis of coloration and genetic studies. The species is restricted to the Hamersley Range of Western Australia.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Varanus hamersleyensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Australian Biological Resources Study (26 February 2014). "Species Varanus hamersleyensis Maryan, Oliver, Fitch & O'Connell, 2014". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

Further reading

Maryan, B.; P. M. Oliver, Fitch, A. & M. O’Connell. 2014. Molecular and morphological assessment of Varanus pilbarensis (Squamata: Varanidae), with a description of a new species from the southern Pilbara, Western Australia. Zootaxa 3768 (2): 139–158


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