†subfamily Teiinae (squamates)
Parent taxon: Teiidae according to R. Estes 1983
See also Gao and Fox 1991 and Harvey et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Alethesaurus quadratus, Alopoglossus, Amapasaurus, Anotosaura, Brevisaurus, Callopistinae, Cercosaura, Colobosaura, Colobosauroides, Conicodontosaurus, Crocodilurus, Dracaena, Echinosaura, Gerontoseps, Glyptogenys, Harmodontosaurus, Iguanavus exilis, Iguanavus teres, Iphisa, Kentropyx, Lanceosaurus compressus, Lanceosaurus hatcheri, Meyasaurus, Pantodactylus, Proctoporus, Ptilotodon, Sphenosiagon, Teiini, Tupinambinae
Subtaxa: Ameivula Teius Tupinambini
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
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