†family Pachyvaranidae Kuhn 1961 (squamates)
Reptilia - Squamata - Pachyvaranidae
Parent taxon: Varanoidea according to A. Houssaye et al. 2011
See also Kuhn 1966
Sister taxa: Aiolosaurus, Arcanosaurus, Heloderma, Helodermatidae, Judeasaurus, Lanthanotidae, Ovoo, Saniwinae, Varanidae
Subtaxa: Pachyvaranus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: