Varanus ocreatus STORR, 1980
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Varanus ocreatus
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| Higher Taxa | Varanidae, Platynota, Varanoidea, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Storr's Monitor |
| Synonym | Varanus storri ocreatus STORR 1980: 283 Worrellisaurus ocreatus — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 22 Varanus storri ocreatus — DE LISLE 1996: 138 Varanus storri ochreatus [sic] — BOHME 2003 Varanus storri ocreatus — EIDENMÜLLER 2007: 12 Varanus (Odatria) storri ocreatus — HÖRENBERG & KOCH 2013 Varanus ocreatus — PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ et al. 2022 |
| Distribution | Western Australia (Kimberleys) and adjacent parts of the Northern Territory Type locality: Argyle Downs airstrip, W. A., in 16°20’ S, 128° 46’ E. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R42717 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small reddish monitor (up to 35 cm long) with strongly spinose tail. The species V. storri (Mertens, 1966) is very like V. acanthurus but is smaller (SVL up to 134 mm) and has fewer midbody scale rows (up to 91), fewer transverse rows of ventrals (up to 58) and much weaker colour pattern (e.g. the neck is never boldly striped). V. storri differs from V. primordius of far north of Northern Territory (Storr, 1968) in its more numerous midbody scale rows (70-91, us 60-66), keels of dorsal and lateral caudals strongly spinose rather than merely mucronate, and prevailing reddish brown rather than olive grey coloration. V. s. ocreatus differs from V. s. storri mainly in the enlarged scales under distal part of hindleg; it also has a longer tail and limbs and fewer midbody scale rows and transverse rows of ventrals. (Storr 1980) |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in AROD (which shows 2 polygons for ocreatus and 1 in the east for storri s. str.). |
| Etymology | From the Latin ocrea (greaves), plus the suffix -atus (possessing), in the sense of wearing greaves or leggings, relating to the keeled scales on the hindlimbs. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) |
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