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Higher TaxaVaranidae, Platynota, Varanoidea, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Storr's Monitor 
SynonymVaranus (Odatria) storri MERTENS 1966: 437
Varanus storri MERTENS 1966
Varanus storri — COGGER 1983
Worrellisaurus storri — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 22
Varanus storri storri — DE LISLE 1996: 138
Varanus storri — COGGER 2000: 376
Varanus storri — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Varanus (Odatria) storri storri — HÖRENBERG & KOCH 2013
Varanus (Odatria) storri — BUCKLITSCH et al. 2016: 50 
DistributionAustralia (Queensland)

Type locality: Chartera Towers, Qld.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: SMF 59011 
DiagnosisDiagnosis. “Ein Zwergwaran der Untergattung Odatria, am nächsten verwandt mit primordius und acanthurus. Schwanz ziemlich kurz, auf der Oberseite mit kräftigen Stachelschuppen. 78-87 Schuppenreihen rund um den Körper, aber nur 51-58 Querreihen von Bauchschildchen. Keine ausgeprägte Ozellenzeichnung. Gesamtlänge nicht über 330 mm.” (Mertens 1966) 
CommentDistribution: see map in AROD (which shows 2 polygons for ocreatus and 1 in the east for storri s. str.). 
Etymologynamed after Glenn Storr (1921-1990) of the Western Australian Museum. See Smith 1991 for further biographical notes. 
References
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