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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Varanus olivaceus Hallowell 1857
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus grayi
Species recognized by Wildfinder (WWF)
Varanus grayi Mertens 1962
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Varanus olivaceus
Recognized by AnAge articles
Varanus olivaceus Hallowell 1857
Varanus olivaceus Hallowell 1857
Recognized by ReptileDB
Varanus olivaceus Hallowell 1859
Varanus olivaceus
Recognized by AnAge
Varanus olivaceus Hallowell 1859
Species recognized by IUCN

Alternative Names

Varanus (Philippinosaurus) grayi Mertens 1962
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus grayi Boulenger 1885
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Varanus grayi Boulenger 1885
Varanus olivaceus
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Varanus olivaceus Hallowell 1857
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus ornatus Gray 1845
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus (Philippinosaurus) grayi
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus (Philippinosaurus) grayi Mertens 1962
Varanus (Philippinosaurus) olivaceus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Varanus (Philippinosaurus) olivaceus Böhme 2002
Varanus (Philippinosaurus) grayi Mertens 1962
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Varanus grayi
Synonym according to CITES
Varanus grayi Boulenger 1885
Varanus grayi Boulenger 1885
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Varanus grayi Boulenger 1885
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Varanus ornatus Gray 1845
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Gray’s Monitor Lizard
Recognized by ReptileDB
Butaan
Recognized by admin
Gray's monitor
Gray's Monitor
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Gray's monitor lizard
Recognized by AnAge
Gray's Monitor Lizard preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

ورل أرمد preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

варан на Грей preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

varan plodožravý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Grays varan preferred
Recognized by CITES

Dutch; Flemish

Grays-varaan
Recognized by CITES
Grays varaan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Varan de Gray
Recognized by CITES
Varan olivâtre
Recognized by CITES
Varan De Gray preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Butaan
Recognized by ReptileDB
Grays Waran preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

כוח גריי preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Olajzöld varánusz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

monatóir glasbhuí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

グレイオオトカゲ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Navajo; Navaho

Kéyah Dańlínídę́ę́ʼ tiníléítsoh diłhiłígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

بزمجه گری preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Grays varan preferred
Recognized by CITES

Arz

ورل ارمد preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Грей варан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Varanus olivaceus Hallowell 1857

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 7 February 2023

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

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

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

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

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 olivaceus (this page)
One additional sibling truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.