†tribe Melanosaurini Sullivan 1979 (squamates)
Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Parent taxon: Glyptosaurinae according to R. Estes 1983
See also Augé 2003 and Sullivan 1991
Sister taxa: Arpadosaurus, Diacium quinquepedale, Eoglyptosaurus, Glyptosaurini, Glyptosaurus, Helodermoides, Melanosaurus, Paraglyptosaurus, Placosaurus, Proxestops, Sullivania, Xestops
Subtaxa: Paraxestops Placosauriops
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: