NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Talaud mangrove monitor
Varanus lirungensis Koch, Arida, Schmitz, Böhme & Ziegler, 2009
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Lirung monitor (Varanus lirungensis) is a species of monitor lizards on the Talaud Islands in Indonesia. It was recently discovered by André Koch, a German scientist from the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn, during a joint German-Indonesian research project. Koch stated the discovery was important, "because it illustrates the high diversity of monitor lizards in Indonesia."
Wikipedia contributors, Lirung monitor; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:36:55.264644+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Varanus lirungensis Koch, Arida, Schmitz, Böhme & Ziegler, 2009
- Name authority
- Koch, Arida, Schmitz, Böhme & Ziegler, 2009
- Common name
- Talaud mangrove monitor
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Varanidae
- Genus
- Varanus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyVaranidae
- genusVaranus
- speciesVaranus lirungensis Koch, Arida, Schmitz, Böhme & Ziegler, 2009
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Varanus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Island Spiny MonitorVaranus spinulosus Mertens, 1941 | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kimberley Rock MonitorVaranus glauerti Mertens, 1957 | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Varanus finschi Böhme, Horn & Ziegler, 1994 | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Southern Pilbara Rock GoannaVaranus hamersleyensis Maryan, Oliver, Fitch & O'Connell, 2014 | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mitchell's Water MonitorVaranus mitchelli Mertens, 1958 | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Varanus mabitang Gaulke & Curio, 2001 | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Varanus nuchalis (Günther, 1872) | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nesterov’s desert monitorVaranus nesterovi Böhme, Ehrlich, Milto, Orlov & Scholz, 2015 | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Banggai Island monitorVaranus melinus Böhme & Ziegler, 1997 | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blue Tree MonitorVaranus macraei Böhme & Jacobs, 2001 | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Komodo DragonVaranus komodoensis Ouwens, 1912 | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Varanus zugorum Böhme & Ziegler, 2005 | VaranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Varanus&species=lirungensis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7FG7S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.