3-452: Diploglossa is a clade of neoanguimorphs represented by the families Xenosauridae , Diploglossidae , Anniellidae and Anguidae , the latter three placed in the superfamily Anguioidea . In the past the Chinese crocodile lizard was classified as a xenosaurid; current molecular work has shown evidence the species related to varanoids in the clade Paleoanguimorpha . Below is the phylogeny of
6-526: The neoanguimorph lineages after Pyron et al. (2013): Xenosauridae (knob-scaled lizards) Diploglossidae (galliwasps) Anniellidae (American legless lizards) Anguidae (glass lizards and alligator lizards) This lizard article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Neoanguimorpha Neoanguimorpha is a clade of anguimorphs comprising Monstersauria (represented today by helodermatids ) and Diploglossa ( Xenosauridae and Anguioidea ). Morphological studies in
9-451: The past had classified helodermatids with the varanoids in the clade Platynota , while the Chinese crocodile lizard was classified as a xenosaurid. However molecular work found no support in these groupings and instead has found the helodermatids more related to Diploglossa, while the Chinese crocodile lizard and varanoids to form the clade Paleoanguimorpha . Below is the phylogeny of
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