Table 1 Incidence of serrations (absent/not visible or present/visible) in extant species of Varanus
Species | Incidence of serrations | Specimen number (SMF) |
|---|---|---|
Varanus acanthurus | Absent | 11639, 11642 |
Varanus albigularis | Absent | 26580 (juvenile), 54578 |
Varanus beccarii | Present | 11636 |
Varanus bengalensis | Absent | 60428, 71569, 71570 (juvenile) |
Varanus caudolineatus | Absent | 40086 |
Varanus doreanus | Present | 33290 |
Varanus dumerilii | Absent | 11556, 11557 (juvenile) |
Varanus eremius | Absent | 11648 |
Varanus exanthematicus | Absent | 11543, 21573 (juvenile) |
Varanus flavescens | Present | 11546, 54157 |
Varanus giganteus | Present | 53263 |
Varanus gilleni | Absent | 11627 |
Varanus gouldii | Present | 11620 (juvenile), 59018, 99153 |
Varanus griseus | Present | 32911, 33254, 74486 |
Varanus indicus | Present | 32808, 79184 |
Varanus jobiensis | Present | 75817 |
Varanus komodoensis | Present | 37209, 57555, 68133 |
Varanus mertensi | Absent | 53275 |
Varanus olivaceus | Absent | 72156 |
Varanus prasinus | Present | 11626 (small), 69454 |
Varanus rudicollis | Absent/present | 40207, 59242 |
Varanus salvadorii | Present | 58064, 67670 |
Varanus salvator | Present | 11563 (juvenile), 32807, 40175, 81057 |
Varanus spenceri | Absent | 53277 |
Varanus tristis | Absent | 11630 |
Varanus varius | Present | 11617 |