Varanus exanthematicus Mertens, 1938 Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Chordata class Reptilia order Squamata family Varanidae genus Varanus species Varanus albigularis Name Homonyms Varanus exanthematicus (Bosc, 1792) Varanus exanthematicus Merrem, 1820