Varanus umbra
Varanus umbra · described by ZOZAYA, READ, MACOR, PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, GALE, WRIGHT & BROADY 2026
Pictured: Komodo Dragon, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The facts
- Scientific name
- Varanus umbra
- First described
- ZOZAYA, READ, MACOR, PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, GALE, WRIGHT & BROADY 2026
- Class
- Reptiles (Reptilia)
- Order
- Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
- Group
- Lizards (Sauria)
- Family
- Varanidae
- Genus
- Varanus
Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.