Varanus

Summary

Varanus is a taxon^[1]. Varanus ranks in the top 0.12% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,978 views/month, #229 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Varanus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Varanus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Varanus belongs to the parent taxon Varanidae^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Varanus is Varanus^[6].
• Varanus's Commons category is recorded as Varanus^[7].
• Varanus's topic's main category is recorded as Q7150876^[8].
• Varanus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[9].
• Varanus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• Varanus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• Varanus's this zoological name is coordinate with is recorded as Varanus^[12].
• Varanus's taxon author citation is recorded as Merrem, 1820^[13].
• Varanus's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[14].
• Varanus's homonymous taxon is recorded as Varanus^[15].

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Classification

Varanus's scientific name is Varanus^[6]. Varanus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Varanus is classified within Varanidae^[5].

Identifiers

Varanus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39393^[16]. Varanus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8556^[17]. Varanus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559497^[18]. Varanus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2470872^[19]. Varanus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174115^[20].

Why It Matters

Varanus ranks in the top 0.12% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,978 views/month, #229 of 195,241).^[2] Varanus has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Varanus is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]