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Abbreviated Dendrogram
LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA |--SPHENODONTIA | SQUAMATA |--Iguania | |--Tropiduridae | |--Acrodonta | | |--Priscagamidae | | `--+--Agamidae | | | |--Amphibolurinae | | | `--Draconinae | | `--Chamaeleonidae | `--Iguanidae `--Scleroglossa |--Gekkota `--Evansauria `--Autarchoglossa |--+--Scincomorpha | `--Amphisbaena `--+--Anguimorpha | |--Anguoidea | `--Varanoidea | |--Monstersauria | `--+--Necrosauridae | `--+--Varanidae | `--Lanthanotidae `--Pythonomorpha |--+--Aigialosauridae | `--Mosasauroidea `--Serpentes |--Scolecophidia `--Alethinophidia |--Aniloidea `--Macrostomata |--Boidae `--Caenophidia |--Acrochordoidea `--Colubroidea |--Colubridae `--Viperidae |
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LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA
|--SPHENODONTIA
`--o SQUAMATA MH, ToL, Tax
|--Huehuecuetzpalli
`--+--Iguania (gross morphology) ToL, MH, Tax
| |--Tropiduridae • Tax
| |--Acrodonta MH
| | |--Priscagamidae •X
| | `--+--Agamidae MH, Tax
| | | |--Amphibolurinae
| | | `--Draconinae •
| | `--Chamaeleonidae • MH, Tax
| `--Iguanidae • MH, Tax
`--Scincogekkonomorpha
|-- Eichstaettisaurus
`--+-- Ardeosaurus
`--+-- Liushusaurus
`--Scleroglossa
|-- Dibamidae
|--Gekkota
`--Autarchoglossa /Scincomorpha MH
|--Scincoidea
| |--Paramacellodidae
| `--+--Scincidae
| `--Cordyloidea
|--Xantusiidae
`--+--Lacertiformes
| |--+--Teiioidea MH
| | | |--Teiidae MH
| | | `--Gymnophthalmidae MH
| | `--Boreoteiioidea
| | |--Polyglyphanodontinae MH
| | `--Gilmoreteiidae MH
| `--+--Lacertidae
| `--Amphisbaena
`--Toxicofera
|?--Iguania (molecular phylogeny, see above for subgroups)
|--Anguimorpha
| |--Anguoidea
| `--Varanoidea
| |--Monstersauria
| `--+--Necrosauridae
| `--+--Varanidae
| `--Lanthanotidae
`--Pythonomorpha MH
|--+--Aigialosauridae •X
| `--Mosasuroidea •X MH
`--Serpentes MH
|--Scolecophidia
| |--Anomalepididae • MH
| `--+--Typhlopidae • MH
| `--Leptotyphlopidae • MH
`--Alethinophidia
|--Dinilysia •X
`--+--Aniloidea MH
| |--Aniliidae •
| `--+--Cylindrophiidae •
| `--+--Uropeltidae •
| `--Anomochilidae •
`--Macrostomata MH
|--Madtsoiidae •X MH
`--+--Pachyophiidae •X
`--+--Boidae •
`--Caenophidia MH
|--Acrochordoidea •
`--Colubroidea •
|--Atractaspididae • MH
|--Elapidae • MH
`--+--Colubridae • MH
`--Viperidae MH
|--Azemiopinae •
`--+--Crotalinae • MH
`--Viperinae • MH
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