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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus 1766)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus niloticus Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by ReptileDB
Lacerta nilotica
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Varanus niloticus
Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by IUCN
Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus 1766)
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Lacerta capensis Sparrman 1783
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Lacerta nilotica Linnaeus 1766
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Monitor elegans senegalensis Schlegel 1844
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Monitor niloticus Lichtenstein 1818
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Monitor pulcher Leach In Bowdich 1819
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stellio saurus Laurenti 1768
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tupinambis stellatus Daudin 1802
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus ornatus
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Lacerta capensis Sparrman 1783
Lacerta monitor Linnaeus 1758
Lacerta nilotica
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lacerta nilotica Linnaeus 1766
Lacertus tupinambis Lacépède 1788
Monitor elegans senegalensis Schlegel 1844
Monitor niloticus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Monitor niloticus Lichtenstein 1818
Monitor pulcher Leach In Bowdich 1819
Monitor pulcher Leach ex Bowdich 1819
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Stellio saurus Laurenti 1768
Tupinambis elegans Daudin 1802
Tupinambis ornatus Daudin 1803
Tupinambis stellatus Daudin 1802
Varanus niloticus
Varanus (Polydaedalus) niloticus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus (Polydaedalus) niloticus Mertens 1942
Varanus (Polydaelus) niloticus ornatus Mertens 1942
Lacerta capensis Sparrman 1783
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Lacerta capensis Sparrman 1783
Lacerta capensis Sparrman 1783
Lacerta monitor Linnaeus 1758
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Lacerta nilotica
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Lacerta nilotica Linnaeus 1766
Lacerta nilotica Linnaeus 1766
Lacertus tupinambis Lacépède 1788
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Monitor elegans capensis (Sparrman 1783)
Monitor elegans senegalensis Schlegel 1844
Monitor elegans senegalensis Schlegel 1844
Monitor elegans senegalensis Schlegel 1844
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Monitor niloticus (Linnaeus 1766)
Monitor niloticus Lichtenstein 1818
Monitor pulcher Leach In Bowdich 1819
Monitor pulcher Leach In Bowdich 1819
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Stellio saurus Laurenti 1768
Stellio saurus Laurenti 1768
Stellio saurus Laurenti 1768
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tupinambis elegans Daudin 1802
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tupinambis ornatus
Synonym according to CITES
Tupinambis ornatus Daudin 1803
Tupinambis ornatus Daudin 1803
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tupinambis stellatus Daudin 1802
Tupinambis stellatus Daudin 1802
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Varanus niloticus ornatus
Synonym according to CITES
Varanus ornatus
Varanus ornatus (Daudin 1803)

Common Names

English

Nile Monitor
Recognized by ReptileDB and admin
Water Leguaan
Recognized by ReptileDB
Nile monitor
Nile Monitor, Water Leguaan
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Nile Monitor Lizard
Recognized by PlanetScott
Ornate monitor preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

ورل منمق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

华丽巨蜥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Ornate Monitor preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Nilwaran
Recognized by ReptileDB
Nil-Waran
Recognized by admin
Regenwald-Nilwaran preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

כוח אורנט preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Varano del Nilo preferred
Recognized by admin

Japanese

ナイルオオトカゲ preferred
Recognized by admin

Kurdish

Pezmijoka bixemil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

بزمجه زیوردار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sundanese

Bayawak batik preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ورل منمق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Тӹрлӹмӹ варан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mzn

یرماز دنّونئشمار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus 1766)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Anguimorpha
Varanidae
Varanus Merrem 1820

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Platynota
Varanidae
Varanus

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Anguimorpha
Varanidae
Varanus

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Varanidae
Varanus Merrem 1820

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Autarchoglossa
Varanidae
Varanus Merrem 1820

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Anguimorpha
Varanidae
Varanus
Varanus niloticus (this page)
One additional sibling truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.