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IRMNG taxon details

Squamata

10658  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:10658)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Reptilia (Class)
  7. Squamata (Order)
Oppel, 1811
accepted
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  1. Family Acrochordidae Bonaparte, 1840
  2. Family Acrodonta incertae sedis
  3. Family Agamidae Gray, 1827
  4. Family Aigialosauridae Kramberger, 1892 †
  5. Genus Aiolosaurus Gao & Norell, 2000 †
  6. Family Amphisbaenia incertae sedis
  7. Family Amphisbaenidae Gray, 1865
  8. Family Anguidae Gray, 1825
  9. Family Anguimorpha incertae sedis
  10. Family Aniliidae Fitzinger, 1826
  11. Family Anilioidea incertae sedis †
  12. Family Anniellidae
  13. Family Anomalepidae
  14. Family Anomalophiidae †
  15. Family Anomochilidae
  16. Family Ardeosauridae Camp, 1923 †
  17. Family Arretosauridae Gilmore, 1943 †
  18. Family Atractaspididae
  19. Genus Baabdasaurus Arnold, Azar, Ineich & Nel, 2002 †
  20. Family Bainguidae Borsuk-Bialynicka, 1984 †
  21. Family Barbatteiidae Codrea, Venczel & Solomon, 2017 †
  22. Family Bavarisauridae Kuhn, 1961 †
  23. Genus Bharatagama Evans, Prasad & Manhas, 2002 †
  24. Family Bipedidae
  25. Family Blanidae Kearney, 2003
  26. Family Boidae Gray, 1825
  27. Family Bolyeriidae
  28. Family Booidea incertae sedis †
  29. Family Borioteiioidea incertae sedis †
  30. Genus Bothriagenys Nydam, 2002 †
  31. Family Carphodactylidae Kluge, 1967
  32. Family Carusiidae Borsuk-Białynicka, 1987 †
  33. Family Chamaeleonidae Gray, 1825
  34. Family Chamaeleontidae
  35. Family Chamopsiidae Nydam, Caldwell & Fanti, 2010 †
  36. Family Changjiangosauridae Hou, 1976 †
  37. Family Colubridae Oppel, 1811
  38. Genus Conantophis Holman & Harrison, 2000 †
  39. Family Contogeniidae Nydam & Fitzpatrick, 2009 †
  40. Family Cordylidae Gray, 1837
  41. Family Corytophanidae
  42. Family Crotalidae
  43. Family Crotaphytidae
  44. Genus Cryptovaranoides Whiteside, Chambi-Trowell & Benton, 2022 †
  45. Genus Ctenomastax Gao & Norell, 2000 †
  46. Family Cyclocoridae Weinell & Brown, 2017
  47. Family Cylindrophiidae Fitzinger, 1843
  48. Family Dactyloidae Fitzinger, 1843
  49. Family Dibamidae Boulenger, 1884
  50. Genus Dimekodontosaurus Nydam, 2002 †
  51. Family Dinilysiidae Romer, 1956 †
  52. Family Diplodactylidae Underwood, 1954
  53. Family Diploglossidae Boucourt, 1873
  54. Family Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1840
  55. Family Dolichosauridae Gervais, 1852 †
  56. Family Dorsetisauridae Hoffstetter, 1967 †
  57. Family Eichstaettisauridae Kuhn, 1958 †
  58. Family Elapidae Boié, 1827
  59. Family Eolacertidae Čerňanský & Smith, 2017 †
  60. Family Eoxantidae Alifanov, 1993 †
  61. Family Erycidae Bonaparte, 1825 †
  62. Family Euposauridae Camp, 1923 †
  63. Family Gekkonidae Gray, 1825
  64. Family Gekkoolithidae Hirsch, 1996 †
  65. Family Gekkota incertae sedis
  66. Family Gerrhosauridae
  67. Family Globauridae Alifanov, 2000 †
  68. Family Gobiguania incertae sedis †
  69. Family Gymnophthalmidae Fitzinger, 1826
  70. Genus Haasiophis Tchernov, Rieppel, Zaher, Polcyn & Jacobs, 2000 †
  71. Family Helodermatidae Gray, 1837
  72. Family Hodzhakuliidae Alifanov, 1994 †
  73. Genus Hongshanxi Dong, Wang, Mou, Zhang & Evans, 2019 †
  74. Family Hoplocercidae
  75. Genus Hydrargysaurus Wick & Shiller, 2020 †
  76. Family Hydrophiidae Smith, 1926
  77. Genus Hymenosaurus Gao & Norell, 2000 †
  78. Family Hyporhinidae Baur, 1893 †
  79. Family Iguania incertae sedis
  80. Family Iguanidae Gray, 1827
  81. Genus Indrasaurus O'Connor, Zheng, Dong, Wang, Wang, Zhang & Zhou, 2019 †
  82. Family Isodontosauridae Alifanov, 1993 †
  83. Genus Jucaraseps Bolet & Evans, 2012 †
  84. Family Kuehneosauridae Romer, 1966 †
  85. Family Lacertibaenia incertae sedis †
  86. Family Lacertidae Bonaparte, 1831
  87. Family Lacertoidea incertae sedis
  88. Family Lamprophiidae Fitzinger, 1843
  89. Family Lanthanotidae Steindachner, 1878
  90. Family Lanthonotidae
  91. Family Lapparantophiidae †
  92. Family Lapparentopheidae Hoffstetter, 1968 †
  93. Family Laticaudidae
  94. Family Leiosauridae
  95. Family Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger, 1892
  96. Family Loxocemidae
  97. Family Macrocephalosauridae Sulimski, 1975 †
  98. Family Macrostomata incertae sedis †
  99. Family Madtsoiidae Hoffstetter, 1961 †
  100. Genus Megachirella Renesto & Posenato, 2003 †
  101. Genus Messelopython Zaher & Smith, 2020 †
  102. Family Monstersauria incertae sedis †
  103. Genus Moqisaurus Dong, Wang & Evans, 2022 †
  104. Family Mosasauria incertae sedis †
  105. Family Mosasauridae Gervais, 1853 †
  106. Genus Myrmecodaptria Gao & Norell, 2000 †
  107. Family Necrosauridae Hoffstetter, 1943 †
  108. Family Nigerophiidae Rage, 1975 †
  109. Family Oligodontosauridae Estes, 1975 †
  110. Family Ophidia incertae sedis
  111. Family Opluridae
  112. Family Pachyophiidae Nopcsa, 1923 †
  113. Family Palaeophiidae Lydekker, 1888 †
  114. Family Palaeovaranidae Georgalis, 2017 †
  115. Genus Paleochelco Martinelli, Agnolín & Ezcurra, 2021 †
  116. Family Paliguanidae †
  117. Family Paramacellodidae Estes, 1983 †
  118. Family Parasaniwidae Estes, 1964 †
  119. Genus Parasaurillus Evans & Searle, 2002 †
  120. Family Paravaranidae Borsuk-Bialynicka, 1984 †
  121. Family Pareidae Romer, 1956
  122. Family Parviraptoridae Benson, Walsh, Griffiths, Kulik, Botha, Fernandez, Head & Evans, 2025 †
  123. Family Phrynosomatidae
  124. Family Platynota incertae sedis
  125. Family Pleurodonta incertae sedis
  126. Family Pleurodontagamidae Alifanov, 1996 †
  127. Family Polychrotidae
  128. Family Polyglyphanodontia incertae sedis †
  129. Family Polyglyphanodontidae Gilmore, 1942 †
  130. Family Polyodontobaenidae Folie, Smith & Smith, 2013 †
  131. Genus Primaderma Nydam, 2000 †
  132. Family Priscagamidae Borsuk-Białynicka & Moody, 1984 †
  133. Family Pygopodidae Boulenger, 1884
  134. Family Rhineuridae Vanzolini, 1951 †
  135. Family Russelophiidae †
  136. Family Saurosternidae Haughton, 1924 †
  137. Genus Schillerosaurus Nydam, Chure & Evans, 2013 †
  138. Family Scincidae Gray, 1825
  139. Family Scincogekkonomorpha incertae sedis
  140. Family Scincoidea incertae sedis
  141. Family Scincomorpha incertae sedis
  142. Family Scleroglossa incertae sedis
  143. Family Serpentes incertae sedis †
  144. Family Shinisauridae Ahl, 1930
  145. Family Simoliophiidae †
  146. Family Slavoiidae Alifanov, 1994 †
  147. Family Sphaerodactylidae Underwood, 1954
  148. Family Teiidae Gray, 1827
  149. Genus Temujinia Gao & Norell, 2000 †
  150. Family Trogonophidae Bonaparte, 1838
  151. Family Tropidophiidae Cope, 1894
  152. Family Tropiduridae
  153. Family Typhlopidae Bonaparte, 1831
  154. Family Uropeltidae
  155. Family Varanidae Hardwicke & Gray, 1824
  156. Family Varanoidea incertae sedis
  157. Family Viperidae Oppel, 1811
  158. Family Xantusiidae Baird, 1858
  159. Family Xenodermidae Gray, 1849
  160. Family Xenopeltidae Bonaparte, 1845
  161. Family Xenosauridae Cope, 1866
  162. Genus Zapsosaurus Gao & Norell, 2000 †
  163. Genus Zhongyuanxi Xu, Dong, Gao, Li, Wu, Chang, Li & Evans, 2025 †
  164. Family Aprasiaidae Wells, 2007 accepted as Pygopodidae Boulenger, 1884
  165. Family Bolyeridae accepted as Bolyeriidae
  166. Family Carolinidae Borsuk-Białynicka, 1985 † accepted as Carusiidae Borsuk-Białynicka, 1987 †
  167. Family Erycinidae Kuhn, 1967 accepted as Boidae Gray, 1825
  168. Family Hydrophidae accepted as Hydrophiidae Smith, 1926
  169. Family Madstoiidae † accepted as Madtsoiidae Hoffstetter, 1961 †
  170. Family Palaeopheidae Lydekker, 1888 † accepted as Palaeophiidae Lydekker, 1888 †
  171. Family Palaeophidae † accepted as Palaeophiidae Lydekker, 1888 †
  172. Family Pareatidae Romer, 1956 accepted as Pareidae Romer, 1956 (alternative (unaccepted) spelling)
  173. Family Pythonidae Fitzinger, 1826 accepted as Boidae Gray, 1825
  174. Genus Sauripes Lee, Lee, Fiorillo & Lü, 2018 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
  175. Family Trogonophiidae accepted as Trogonophidae Bonaparte, 1838
  176. Family Amphisbaenia (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  177. Family Caenophidia (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  178. Family Colubroidea (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  179. Family Lacertilia (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  180. Family Sauria (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  181. Family Scincoidea (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  182. Family Serpentes (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  183. Family Squamata (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
marine, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Treated as order in Parker, 1982 and the Paleobiology DB (2022 version), however as subclass in Ruggiero et al., 2015 (with...  
Taxonomic remark Treated as order in Parker, 1982 and the Paleobiology DB (2022 version), however as subclass in Ruggiero et al., 2015 (with extant orders Anguimorpha, Gekkota. Inguania. Lacertoidea, Scincoidea and Serpentes). Catalogue of Life (2021 version) treats as a class within superclass Amniota (class Reptilia has been abandoned and replaced with 4 classes i.e. Crocodylia, Sphenodontia, Squamata and Testudines, alongside separate classes Aves and Mammalia). [details]
IRMNG (2023). Squamata. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10658 on 2025-11-11
Date
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2010-05-31 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-01-20 17:54:28Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source The Paleobiology Database (2023 version). , available online at http://www.paleobiodb.org [details] 
Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Treated as order in Parker, 1982 and the Paleobiology DB (2022 version), however as subclass in Ruggiero et al., 2015 (with extant orders Anguimorpha, Gekkota. Inguania. Lacertoidea, Scincoidea and Serpentes). Catalogue of Life (2021 version) treats as a class within superclass Amniota (class Reptilia has been abandoned and replaced with 4 classes i.e. Crocodylia, Sphenodontia, Squamata and Testudines, alongside separate classes Aves and Mammalia). [details]
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