Family Gerrhosauridae Boulenger 1885 (plated lizard)
Reptilia - Squamata - Gerrhosauridae
Parent taxon: Scincoidea according to R. A. Pyron et al. 2013
See also Burney et al. 2008, Gadow 1898, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966 and Perrier 1928
Sister taxa: Carusia, Cordylidae, Cordyliformes, Dakotaseps, Dimekodontosaurus, Eoxanta, Estescincosaurus, Feyliniidae, Foliesaurus, Globaura, Hymenosaurus, Myrmecodaptria, Ornatocephalus, Paramacellodidae, Parmeosaurus, Pyrenasaurus, Scincidae, Scincoideus, Tepexisaurus, Webbsaurus, Xantusiidae
Subtaxa: Gerrhosaurus Zonosaurus
Type: Gerrhosaurus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Andrahomana Cave (2002-2003 collections) (Quaternary of Madagascar)