Megalania prisca (Owen, 1859) Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Chordata class Squamata family Varanidae genus Varanus species Megalania prisca Name Synonyms Notiosaurus dentatus Owen, 1884 Varanus dirus de Vis, 1889 Varanus priscus (Owen, 1859) Varanus warburtonensis Zeitz, 1899 Homonyms Megalania prisca (Owen, 1859)