Reptilia - Squamata - Varanidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 135847

Alternative combination: Tupinambis bengalensis

Belongs to Varanus according to L. M. Clos 1995

Sister taxa: Varanus (Varaneades), Varanus acanthurus, Varanus albigularis, Varanus baritji, Varanus beccarii, Varanus bogerti, Varanus brevicauda, Varanus caudolineatus, Varanus doreanus, Varanus dumerili, Varanus eremius, Varanus exanthematicus, Varanus gilleni, Varanus griseus, Varanus hoffmanni, Varanus komodoensis, Varanus marathonensis, Varanus mokrensis, Varanus niloticus, Varanus olivaceus, Varanus prasinus, Varanus prisca, Varanus rusingensis, Varanus salvadorii, Varanus salvator, Varanus semiremex, Varanus tristis, Varanus varius, Iberovaranus catalaunicus

Ecology: scansorial carnivore