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Higher TaxaVaranidae, Platynota, Varanoidea, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Clouded Monitor
G: Nebelwaran 
SynonymMonitor nebulosus GRAY 1831: 27
Varanus nebulosus — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1836: 483
Monitor nebulatus — SCHLEGEL 1839: 75
Varanus nebulosus — BOULENGER 1885: 311
Varanus nebulosus — DE ROOIJ 1915: 145
Varanus bengalensis nebulosus — MERTENS 1942: 332
Varanus bengalensis nebulosus — GRANDISON 1972: 79
Varanus nebulosus — HENDRICKSON 1966: 55
Varanus vietnamensis YANG & LIU 1994
Varanus bengalensis vietnamensis — DE LISLE 1996: 120
Varanus bengalensis nebulosus — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 288
Varanus nebulosus — HIEN et al. 2001
Varanus nebulosus — GRISMER et al. 2002
Varanus bengalensis nebulosus — PAUWELS et al. 2003
Varanus (Empagusia) nebulosus — KOCH et al. 2013
Varanus (Empagusia) nebulosus — BUCKLITSCH et al. 2016: 50 
DistributionS Myanmar (= Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, S Vietnam, Singapore, Malayan peninsula (incl. Pulau Tioman), Indonesia (Java, Riau Archipelago: Pulau Kundur, Pulau Combol, Natuna islands), China (Yunnan)

Type locality: Java

vietnamensis: NW Vietnam (based on information from a dealer where the specimens were obtained).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 8258 (stuffed specimen; not listed in Brygoo 1987)
Holotype: KIZ 9200 [vietnamensis] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (972 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: partly after DE LISLE 2009 (but not recognized by De Lisle 1996).

BÖHME & ZIEGLER (1997) suggested (semi-) specific rank for this species and V. bengalensis. 
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