Water Monitor - Subspecies of Varanus Salvator

Subspecies of Varanus Salvator

• Asian water monitor, Varanus salvator salvator the nominate subspecies is now restricted to Sri Lanka where it is known as the Kabaragoya in Sinhala, and Udumbu in Tamil.
• Andaman Islands water monitor, Varanus salvator andamanensis: Andaman Islands; Type locality: Port Blair, Andaman Islands.
• Two-striped water monitor, Varanus salvator bivittatus: Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Ombai (Alor), Wetar and some neighbouring islands within the Sunda arch, Indonesia; Type locality: Java (designated by Mertens 1959).
• Black water monitor, Varanus salvator komaini: Thailand. Type locality: Amphoe La-ngu, Satun Prov., Thailand, and Thai-Malaysian border area. This was formerly a subspecies, but now regarded as a synonym of V. s. macromaculatus.
• Southeast Asian water monitor, Varanus salvator macromaculatus: Type locality: Siam (Thailand). Mainland Southeast Asia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo and smaller associated offshore islands.
• Ziegler's water monitor, Varanus salvator ziegleri: Obi Island.
• Yellow-headed water monitor, Varanus marmoratus, and Varanus nuchalis were classified as subspecies until 2007 when they were elevated to full species.