Teiidae (original) (raw)

After Denton & O'Neill, 1995 and Nydam & Cifelli, 2002

**<==**o Teiidae Gray, 1827 (Tegus; teijut) |?- †Harmodontosaurus emeryensis Nydam, 2002 |?- †Sacognathus unicuspis Gao & Fox, 1991 |--o †Chamopsiinae Denton & O'Neill, 1995 | |-- †Chamops segnis Marsh, 1892 [Alethesaurus; Lanceosaurus] | |-- †Meniscognathus | |-- †Leptochamops denticulatus | -- †_Prototeius stageri_ Denton & O'Neill, 1995 --+?- †Ptilotodon wilsoni Nydam & Cifelli, 2002b, L. Cret. NA. |?- †Gilmoreteiidae Langer, 1998 [Teiidae: Macrocephalosaurinae Sulimski, 1975; Macrocephalosauridae Sulimski, 1975] |-- †Polyglyphanodontinae Gilmore, 1943b non Estes, 1983? `-- Teiidae Gray, 1827 sensu stricto (recent tegus; nykyteijut) [Recent: 9 genera / 116 species]

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