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Higher TaxaVaranidae, Platynota, Varanoidea, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Dumeril Monitor
G: Dumerilwaran 
SynonymVaranus dumerili dumerilii (SCHLEGEL 1839)
Monitor dumerilii SCHLEGEL 1839: 78
Varanus dumerili — BLEEKER 1858: 188
Varanus macrolepis BLANFORD 1881: 239
Varanus dumerilii — BOULENGER 1885: 312
Varanus heteropholis BOULENGER 1892: 506
Varanus heteropholis — DE ROOIJ 1915: 142
Varanus dumerili — DE ROOIJ 1915: 143
Varanus (Tectovaranus) dumerilii dumerilii — MERTENS 1942: 364
Varanus dumerili heteropholis — MERTENS 1942: 366
Varanus dumerili heteropholis — DE LISLE 1996: 122
Varanus dumerili dumerilii — DE LISLE 1996: 122
Varanus (Empagusia) dumerilii — ZIEGLER & BÖHME 1997: 14
Varanus dumerilii — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 289
Varanus dumerilii — COX et al. 1998: 107
Varanus dumerilii — PIANKA & VITT 2003: 113
Varanus (Empagusia) dumerilii — KOCH et al. 2013
Varanus (Empagusia) dumerilii — BUCKLITSCH et al. 2016: 50 
DistributionPeninsular Thailand, Myanmar (= Burma), West Malaysia,
Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Bangka, Kalimantan, Riou, Biliton), Sarawak, Singapore

heteropholis: Sarawak, Malaysia. Type locality: Mt. Dulit, upper Baram River, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Type locality: Banjermasin, southeastern Borneo, Indonesia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: RMNH 3168.
Holotype: BMNH [heteropholis] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2654 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: SPRACKLAND (1993) and BÖHME (2002) do not recognize V. d. heteropholis and synonymized it with V. dumerilii. 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. Andre Marie Constant Dumeril (1774-1860), French zoologist and herpetologist. 
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