Diploglossa

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Diploglossa

Diploglossa is a clade of neoanguimorphs represented by the families Xenosauridae, Diploglossidae, Anniellidae and Anguidae, the latter three placed in the superfamily Anguioidea.[1][2][3][4] In the past the Chinese crocodile lizard was classified as a xenosaurid;[5] current molecular work has shown evidence the species related to varanoids in the clade Paleoanguimorpha.[1][2][6]

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Diploglossa
Temporal range: AlbianPresent, 110–0 Ma
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Neoanguimorpha
Clade: Diploglossa
Cope, 1864
Subclades
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Below is the phylogeny of the neoanguimorph lineages after Pyron et al. (2013):[2]

Diploglossa

Xenosauridae (knob-scaled lizards)

Anguioidea

Diploglossidae (galliwasps)

Anniellidae (American legless lizards)

Anguidae (glass lizards and alligator lizards)

References

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