Monstersauria (original) (raw)

After Nydam, 2000, with Recent species from Uetz, Etzold & Chenna, 1995-2000 [“The TIGR Reptile Database ” (former EMBL Reptile Database)]

**<==**o Monstersauria Norell & Gao, 1997 sensu Nydam, 2000 [Estesioidea] |?- †Labrodioctes montanensis Gao & Fox, 1996 |?- †Telmasaurus grangeri Gilmore, 1943 |-- †Gobiderma pulchrum Borsuk-Bialynicka, 1984 [Gobidermatidae] --o Helodermatoidea |-- †_Paraderma bogerti_ Estes, 1964 |-- †_Primaderma nessovi_ Nydam, 2000 --o Helodermatidae Gray, 1837 sensu Mead, Schubert, Wallace & Swift, 2012 (myrkkyliskot) |-- †Estesia mongoliensis Norell, McKenna & Novacek, 1992 --+-- †_Eurheloderma gallicum_ Hoffstetter, 1957 --+-- †Lowesaurus matthewi Pregill, Gauthier & Greene, 1986 --o Helodermatidae (myrkkyliskot) |?- ?†**Helodermatidae** indet. Augé, 2003; L.Eoc. WEu. |?- ?†**Helodermatidae** indet. Mead, Schubert, Wallace & Swift, 2012; Mioc.-Plioc. CNAm. --o Heloderma Wiegmann, 1829; E.Mioc.-R. WNAm. (myrkkyliskot) |-- †H. texana Stevens, 1977 |--o H. suspectum Cope, 1896 (gila monster; gilahirviö) | |-- H. s. cinctum Bogert & Martín del Campo, 1956 (Banded Gila Monster) | -- _H. s. suspectum_ Cope, 1896 (Reticulate Gila Monster) --o H. horridus Wiegmann, 1829 (beaded lizard; skorpionilisko) |-- H. h. horridus Wiegmann, 1829 |-- H. h. alvarezi Bogert & Martín del Campo, 1956 |-- H. h. exasperatum Bogert & Martín del Campo, 1956 `-- H. h. charlesbogerti Campbell & Vannini, 1988

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