Scincomorpha

Scincomorpha is an infraorder of lizards. They first appear in the fossil record about 170 million years ago, during the Jurassic period.[2] The phylogeny below follows that of Alifanov in 2016.[1]

Scincomorpha
Xantusiomorpha
 

Xantusiidae

 
 
 

Dibamidae

 
 
 

†Eoxantidae

 
 
 

†Slavoiidae

 
 

†Hodzhakuliidae

 
 
 
 
 
Leptoglossa
Ardeosauroidea
 

†Globauridae

 
 
 

†Ardeosauridae

 
 

†Carusiidae

 
 
 
 
 
 

†Paramacellodidae

 
 

Cordylidae

 
 
 
 

Acontiidae

 
 

Scincidae

 
 
 
 
 

Scincomorphs
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic—present, 170–0 Ma
Eastern blue-tongued lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Camp, 1923
Subgroups[1]

References
  1. Alifanov, V.R. (2019). "Lizards of the Families Eoxantidae, Ardeosauridae, Globauridae, and Paramacellodidae (Scincomorpha) from the Aptian-Albian of Mongolia". Paleontological Journal. 53 (1): 74–88. doi:10.1134/S0031030119010039.
  2. Evans, S.E. and Jones, M.E.H. (2010). "The Origin, Early History and Diversification of Lepidosauromorph Reptiles." Pp. 27-44 in Bandyopadhyay, S. (ed.), New Aspects of Mesozoic Biodiversity, 27 Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences 132. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-10311-7_2

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