Specimen DTD 1099 Varanus acanthurus Boulenger, 1885

• Collection Names

  Donald Thomson Collection

• Taxon Name

  Varanus acanthurus

• Author and date of publication

  Boulenger, 1885

• Preferred Common name

  Spiny-tailed Monitor

• Specimen Nature

  Spirit Wet ethanol 70%

• Expedition Name

  Donald Thomson Bindibu Expedition 1957

• Collected By

  William Hosmer

• Date Visited From

  14/07/1957

• Date Visited To

  14/07/1957

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Vertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Herpetology

• Collecting Areas

  Herpetology

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Kingdom

  Animalia

• Phylum

  Chordata

• Subphylum

  Vertebrata

• Class

  Reptilia

• Subclass

  Lepidosauria

• Order

  Squamata

• Suborder

  Sauria lacertilia

• Infraorder

  Platynota varanoidea

• Family

  Varanidae

• Genus

  Varanus

• Species Name

  acanthurus