Lanthanotidae is a family containing a single living species, the earless monitor lizard, Lanthanotus borneensis, a semiaquatic brown lizard endemic to the island of Borneo, recorded in Sarawak, West and North Kalimantan and, since 2022, Brunei's Temburong District. Related to but distinct from the true monitor lizards, it is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and has been protected under CITES Appendix II since 2017. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ13033818, descriptionView the Source 2. Earless monitor lizard (Wikipedia)
Introduction
The earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis) is a semiaquatic, brown lizard native to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Lanthanotidae
Wikidata Q904780, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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